CBS News "Dear Bob": Bob Hope's correspondence with GIs at war In the 1940s, Bob Hope was already one of America's brightest stars. But to Linda Hope, he was just "Dad." So, what was it like to have Bob Hope as a dad? "Well, pretty spectacular, I have to say," she said. "It was never dull! But he was always on the go. I mean, that's what I remember most of all." Indeed he was. At the time, Hope had a hit "Road" movie series with his old pal Bing Crosby, a top-rated radio program, and a packed personal appearance schedule.