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"Packy East" was the name of an amateur boxer who had a brief career in the 1920's. His real name was Leslie Hope. (One can image how a boy named Leslie might turn to boxing.) Leslie later changed his name - to Lester. Lester went on to a promising career in vaudeville, where he came to be known by the name we know today - Bob Hope. On his next birthday (May 29, 2003), Bob Hope will be 100 years old.
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