Shanks for the memories: Bob Hope golf artifacts

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The World Golf Hall of Fame currently has an exhibit featuring memorabilia and momentos from Bob Hope's long career in entertainment and in golf. The exhibit, called "Bob Hope: Shanks for the Memory", has the largest collection of Bob Hope items on public display and will be open for all of 2009. Mark Cubbedge, Manager of Research and Collections at the World Golf Hall of Fame, shares his 10 favorite images from the museum.

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OSCAR TIME Though Hope never won an Academy Award for his acting -- the 18-time Oscar host famously quipped at the start of the 1968 ceremony, "Welcome to the Academy Awards, or as it's known at my house, Passover." -- he did receive two honorary Oscars, two special awards and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Hope received an honorary Oscar during the Academy Awards' ceremony in 1953 for "his contribution to the laughter of the world, his service to the motion picture industry, and his devotion to the American premise." MORE: Hope's Hall of Fame profile Listen to Hope's jokes Check out Hope's personal photos Hall of Famers talk about Hope

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