Jack Hope was an English

England

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-born American

United States

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 film

Film producer

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 and television producer

Television producer

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Biography

Jack was born Francis James Hope in Eltham, London, England, Jack was the second of seven sons. His English father, William Henry Hope, was a stonemason from Weston-super-Mare and his Welsh mother, Avis Townes, was a light opera singer but later had to find work as a cleaning woman.[1] He and his famiy moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1908.

Jack's brother was Golden Globe Award-nominated actor Bob Hope.

Jack was an producer for movies and television shows including Alias Jesse James in 1959 and Celebrity Golf in 1960.

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