Well, I for one, am grateful for the life of Bob Hope.
OK, maybe a lot of his 'ad libs' were actually written for him, but there is a lot in the delivery - he was a performer for God's sake!<1>
Maybe he wasn't quite the man his image minders projected - that's called being human.
Maybe I don't find him as funny now as I used to do- Tastes change
Maybe his films are not 'politically correct' - They were made when p.c. only stood for Police constable.
Maybe some find his politics 'iffy' - that can be said of many people along all parts of the spectrum
All in all, he is well into the plus side of the ledger and the world is richer for his being.

Thanks for the memory, Bob

Walrus


<1> A Musical comparison? "Lucy in the Sky" by the Beatles and by Shatner - It's in the delivery