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Late, great funnyman Bob Hope is receiving a special honor that's bound to come in handy when you need to mail a letter.

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GEORGE W. BUSH signed a measure into law to re-designate the Ellis Island Library, located on the third floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum in New York as the BOB HOPE Memorial Library.

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Millions tuned in to watch beloved late night talk show host JOHNNY CARSON for almost 30 years on "The Tonight Show." Now, fans can re-live the memories on a 3-disc DVD set called "The Best of Carson Volume 1."

Each DVD features bonus material, including a recently recovered show from 1969 when DEAN MARTIN surprised Johnny and BOB HOPE. Ultimately, there would be six guests crammed onto his famous couch, including ROBERT WAGNER.

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He's baaack. Yes, BILLY CRYSTAL returns for the eighth time to host the 76th Annual Academy Awards®, which will be broadcast live on Sunday, Feb. 29, at 5 p.m. PST/8 p.m. EST on ABC.

It's been five years since the actor, who has won four Emmys® for writing and hosting the Oscars®, has turned his comic genius on the awards show, and he declares himself ready to do it again. He was invited by first-time producer JOE ROTH, who reached Crystal by phone when the comedian was on the road performing a new show.

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From BOB HOPE to KATHARINE HEPBURN and GREGORY PECK, many notable entertainers took their final curtain calls in 2003, but perhaps the most shocking was the passing of funnyman JOHN RITTER. He was only 54.

The star of "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter," died as the result of an undiagnosed heart condition. Best known for his role as Jack Tripper on the '70s TV phenom "Three's Company," Ritter reportedly fell ill while on the set of his ABC sitcom and passed away shortly before 10 p.m. on Sept. 11, at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, CA. His publicist stated he died from a dissection of the aorta. Ritter, whose 55th birthday would have been the following week (Sept. 17), left behind his wife, actress AMY YASBECK, and their daughter, STELLA, who celebrated her fifth birthday the day her father died. Ritter was previously married to NANCY MORGAN, with whom he had three children, including JASON RITTER, a cast member of the hit CBS drama, "Joan of Arcadia," daughter CARLY and son TYLER.

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