DR. DIGIT'S DAILY HOLLYWOOD MEMORY BLOG: FRI, SAT, SUN, September ...

In 1979, Bob Hope became the first American entertainer to perform in China after President Nixon opened relations with the Communist country. Big Bird went, too, but Bob Mills - in a terrifying final few minutes - almost didn't get ..... Booking the show had not been easy since we'd be spending a full month on location â€" three weeks in Peking and a week in Shanghai. We were soon convoyed to the twenty-five story Peking Hotel in small vans that carried about six people. ...