Bob Mills, Comedy Writer & Author

A native of San Francisco, Bob Mills served in the Navy after high school, graduating from San Francisco State University in 1962 and the University of California Hastings Law in 1965.  He practiced in Palo Alto, CA for ten years before moving to Hollywood to write for television.

He worked on the "Dinah Shore Show" and the "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts" before joining Bob Hope as a staff writer  in 1977. He traveled the world with Hope for the next seventeen years.

From 1992 to 1996, he co-wrote a daily topical humor column for the Los Angeles Times called  Laugh Lines.

In 1999, he became an enrichment lecturer for Crystal Cruises and for the next five years sailed aboard the Crystal Symphony and Harmony, as well as the Diamond, Pacific and Island Princesses and the Celebrity Mercury performing shows based on his experiences with Hope.  He is currently booking cruise lectures.

In 2009, his book "The Laugh Makers: A Behind-the-Scenes Tribute to Bob Hope’s Incredible Gag Writers" was published by Bear Manor Media and was named one of Leonard Maltin’s Top 20 Year-End Picks.  Available on Amazon.com.  

He is a volunteer reader at Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic in Hollywood and hosts a weekly 40-minute program called “Inside Television” for the Los Angeles Radio Reading Service streamed online at www.larrs.org for the blind and sight impaired.

He is an emeritus member of the Writers Guild of America and holds memberships in two professional organizations -- Yarmy’s Army, a group of veteran writers and entertainers who meet monthly for dinner and produce fund-raisers for worthy causes -- and The Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters, a social club made up of former radio and television professionals founded by Edgar Bergen and Jim “Fibber MaGee” Jordan.

Bob's book THE LAUGH MAKERS: A Behind-the-Scenes Tribute to Bob Hope's Incredible Gag Writers was chosen one of Leonard Maltin's "Top 20 Picks" for 2009! Television Writing Credits: Bob Hope & Friends: Making New Memories Writer NBC Entertainment 1991-1992 Bob Hope and Other Young Comedians: The World Laughs, Young and Old Writer NBC Entertainment 1991-1992 Bob Hope's America: Red, White and Beautiful -- The Swimsuit Edition Writer NBC Entertainment 1991-1992 Bob Hope's Cross-Country Christmas Writer NBC Entertainment 1991-1992 Bob Hope's "Don't Shoot, It's Only Me" Writer NBC Entertainment 1990-1991 Bob Hope's 1990 Christmas Show From Bermuda Writer NBC Entertainment 1990-1991 Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia Writer NBC Entertainment 1990-1991 Bob Hope's Yellow Ribbon Party Writer NBC Entertainment 1990-1991 Bob Hope Christmas Special From Waikoloa, Hawaii Writer NBC Entertainment 1989-1990 Bob Hope Lampoons Show Business Writer NBC Entertainment 1989-1990 Bob Hope's Love Affair With Lucy Writer NBC Entertainment 1989-1990 Bob Hope's USO Road to the Berlin Wall and Moscow Writer NBC Entertainment 1989-1990 Ole! It's Bob Hope's Acapulco Spring Fling of Comedy and Music Writer NBC Entertainment 1989-1990 Bob Hope's Easter Vacation in the Bahamas Writer NBC Entertainment 1988-1989 Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show With the All-America Champs Writer NBC Entertainment 1988-1989 Bob Hope's Super Bowl Party Writer NBC Entertainment 1988-1989 Hope News Network Writer NBC Entertainment 1988-1989 Ooh-La-La -- It's Bob Hope's Fun Birthday Spectacular From Paris' Bicentennial Writer NBC Entertainment 1988-1989 Bob Hope's Christmas Show Writer NBC Entertainment 1987-1988 Bob Hope's USO Christmas From the Persian Gulf -- Around the World in Eight Days Writer NBC Entertainment 1987-1988 NBC Investigates Bob Hope Writer NBC Entertainment 1987-1988 Bob Hope Lampoons the New TV Scene Writer NBC Entertainment 1986-1987 Bob Hope With His Beautiful Easter Bunnies and Other Friends Writer NBC Entertainment 1986-1987 Bob Hope's Bagful of Christmas Cheer Writer NBC Entertainment 1986-1987 Bob Hope's High-Flying Birthday Extravaganza Writer NBC Entertainment 1986-1987 Bob Hope's Tropical Comedy Special From Tahiti Writer NBC Entertainment 1986-1987 Bob Hope Buys NBC? Writer NBC Entertainment 1985-1986 Bob Hope's All-Star Super Bowl Party Writer NBC Entertainment 1985-1986 Bob Hope's High-Flying Birthday Writer NBC Entertainment 1985-1986 Bob Hope's Royal Command Performance From Sweden Writer NBC Entertainment 1985-1986 The Bob Hope Christmas Show Writer NBC Entertainment 1985-1986 Bob Hope Lampoons Television 1985 Writer NBC Entertainment 1984-1985 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Hilarious Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars Writer NBC Entertainment 1984-1985 Bob Hope Special: Ho Ho Hope's Jolly Christmas Hour Writer NBC Entertainment 1984-1985 Bob Hope's Comedy Salute To the Soaps Writer NBC Entertainment 1984-1985 Bob Hope's Happy Birthday Homecoming Writer NBC Entertainment 1984-1985 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope Goes to College Writer NBC Entertainment 1983-1984 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope in "Who Makes the World Laugh?" -- Part 2 Writer NBC Entertainment 1983-1984 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Merry Christmas Show Writer NBC Entertainment 1983-1984 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Salute to NASA -- 25 Years of Reaching For the Stars Writer NBC Entertainment 1983-1984 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Super Birthday Special Writer NBC Entertainment 1983-1984 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's USO Christmas in Beirut Writer NBC Entertainment 1983-1984 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Wicki-Wacky Special From Waikiki Writer NBC Entertainment 1983-1984 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope in "Who Makes the World Laugh?" -- Part 1 Writer NBC Entertainment 1982-1983 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's All-Star Super Bowl Party Writer NBC Entertainment 1982-1983 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Pink Panther Thanksgiving Gala Writer NBC Entertainment 1982-1983 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Road to Hollywood Writer NBC Entertainment 1982-1983 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Star-Studded Spoof of the New TV Season -- G Rated -- With Glamour, Glitter & Gags Writer NBC Entertainment 1982-1983 Bob Hope Special: Happy Birthday, Bob! Writer NBC Entertainment 1982-1983 Bob Hope Special: The Bob Hope Christmas Special Writer NBC Entertainment 1982-1983 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope Laughs With the Movie Awards Writer NBC Entertainment 1981-1982 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope Presents a Celebration With Stars of Comedy and Music Writer NBC Entertainment 1981-1982 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's All-Star Birthday at Annapolis Writer NBC Entertainment 1981-1982 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Look at the Fall Season: It's Still Free and Worth It! Writer NBC Entertainment 1981-1982 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Stand Up and Cheer For the National Football League's 60th Year Writer NBC Entertainment 1981-1982 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Stars Over Texas Writer NBC Entertainment 1981-1982 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Women I Love -- Beautiful But Funny Writer NBC Entertainment 1981-1982 Bob Hope Special: The Bob Hope Christmas Special Writer NBC Entertainment 1981-1982 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope For President Writer NBC Entertainment 1980-1981 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's 30th Anniversary TV Special Writer NBC Entertainment 1980-1981 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Birthday Party at West Point Writer NBC Entertainment 1980-1981 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's All-Star Look at TV's Prime Time Wars Writer NBC Entertainment 1980-1981 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Funny Valentine Writer NBC Entertainment 1980-1981 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Spring Fling of Comedy and Glamour Writer NBC Entertainment 1980-1981 Bob Hope Special: The Bob Hope Christmas Special Writer NBC Entertainment 1980-1981 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope in the Star-Makers Writer NBC Entertainment 1979-1980 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Birthday Party Writer NBC Entertainment 1979-1980 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours Writer NBC Entertainment 1979-1980 Bob Hope Special: Hope, Women and Song Writer NBC Entertainment 1979-1980 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Special From Australia Writer NBC Entertainment 1977-1978 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's All-Star Tribute to the Palace Theater Writer NBC Entertainment 1977-1978 Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Christmas Special Writer NBC Entertainment 1977-1978 Bob Hope Special: The Bob Hope Special From Palm Springs Writer NBC Entertainment 1977-1978 Dean Martin's Celebrity Roast Writer NBC Entertainment 1973-1979 Other An All-Star Tribute to General Jimmy Doolittle material 1985-1986

Dr. Digit's Hollywood Memory Blog
A daily topical, satirical slant on events occurring worldwide plus rare photos of celebrity guests on the Bob Hope Show and serialized excerpts from Bob's Book "The Laugh Makers: A Behind-the-Scenes Tribute to Bob Hope's Incredible Gag Writers."

Bob Hope in China
Excerpts and photos from "THE LAUGH MAKERS" recalling Bob Hope's historic 3-hour special to the Peoples Republic taped in 1979. The author returned to China in 2007 and his riverboat trip up the Yangtze is narrated and extensively photographed.