Yeesh- I just took the time to go through and read a bunch of stuff that anon. Guest wrote about hope. He said something about Hope never receiving awards for acting. Actually, one of Hope's funnier lines referred to just that... When he hosted the Academy Awards he once quipped, "Welcome to the Academy Awards, or as we like to refer to it in my house, Passover."

There may have been reports of him being dour, but not from my Grandpa (who as I mentioned before worked with Mr. Hope.) My Grandpa had plenty of things to say about those for whom he had no respect, but he never uttered a bad word about Mr. Hope. Anecdotal? You betcha- but it's a personal connection and that's more than the anon. Guest had for credentials!
That's my two cents worth- Off to gestate!

Beccy