Bob Hope, Judith Barrett, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

Bob Hope first met Bing Crosby when both were playing New York's Capitol Theater in 1932. He met Dorothy Lamour as a cocktail singer at New York's Hotel One Fifth Avenue in the same year.
 

He and best friend Bing Crosby were planning to make one last "road" picture in early 1977 when Bing died before filming. Bob was so broken up about Bing's death that he could not sleep for days on end. He stated that it was one of the worst times of his life and that his wife was his rock and got him through the tough time.

Bob Hope is seen here with Judith Barrett, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour for the movie "Road to Singapore".