Bob Hope American Variety." He last made an appearance at the Hope Classic in 2000, where he hugged Swedish golfer Jesper Pernevik. Hope celebrated his 100th birthday on May 29, 2003. He is among a small group of notable centenarians in the field of entertainment. To mark this event, the intersection of Hollywood and Vine in Los Angeles was named "Bob Hope Square" and his centennial was declared "Bob Hope Day" in 35 states. Even at 100, Hope maintained his self-deprecating sense of humor, quipping, "I'm so old, they've canceled my blood type." He converted to Roman Catholicism late in life. In
Christopher Evans (theologian) about his age over a pub lunch, where he was quoted to have responded "Part of you feels that you shouldn't be here.". He celebrated his 100th birthday at the Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 2009. Evans died on 30 July 2012, at the age of 102 and was survived by his son. Christopher Evans (theologian) The Reverend Professor Christopher Francis Evans FBA (7 November 1909 – 30 July 2012) was an English chaplain and theologian who became known as an authority on the New Testament. He also served as lecturer in Theology at Corpus Christi College at Oxford University