Hollywood Victory Caravan (Tour)
The Hollywood Victory Caravan - Tournée from 1942, to be confused with a film of the same in 1945, was not a three-week tour across the US with a special train to support the US Army and -Navy .
The tour began on April 30, 1942 with a reception for the participants by the First Lady, then President's wife Eleanor Roosevelt . There were over 20 artists and authors from various genres. They created a colorful variety - Revue and led them on. The tour had 14 stops. Artists like:
- Desi Arnaz ,
- James Cagney ,
- Claudette Colbert ,
- Bing Crosby ,
- Cary Grant ,
- Bob Hope ,
- Bert Lahr ,
- Groucho Marx ,
- Pat O'Brien and that
- Duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
raised $ 800,000 during the tour for US troops fighting in Europe and the Pacific.
Individual evidence
- ^ Publications of the British Pathé
- ↑ Publications of the Library of the US Congress ( Memento of the original of December 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
