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Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Temple; April 23, 1928 - February 10, 2014) was an American film and television actress, singer, dancer, and former U.S. ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia. She also served as Chief of Protocol of the United States from 1976-1977.
She began her film career in 1932 at the age of three, and in 1934, found international fame in Bright Eyes, a feature film designed specifically for her talents. She received a special Juvenile Academy Award in February 1935 for her outstanding contribution as a juvenile performer to motion pictures during 1934, and film hits such as Curly Top and Heidi followed year after year during the mid-to-late 1930s. Licensed merchandise that capitalized on her wholesome image included dolls, dishes, and clothing. Her box office popularity waned as she reached adolescence, and she left the film industry in her teens.[1] She appeared in a few films of varying quality in her mid-to-late teens, and retired completely from films in 1950 at the age of 22. She was the top box-office draw four years in a row (193538) in a Motion Picture Herald poll.
Temple returned to show business in 1958 with a two-season television anthology series of fairy tale adaptations. She made guest appearances on television shows in the early 1960s and filmed a sitcom pilot that was never released. She sat on the boards of corporations and organizations including The Walt Disney Company, Del Monte Foods, and the National Wildlife Federation. In 1967, she ran unsuccessfully for United States Congress, and was appointed United States Ambassador to Ghana in 1974 and to Czechoslovakia in 1989. In 1988, she published her autobiography, Child Star. Temple is the recipient of awards and honors including Kennedy Center Honors and a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.
Cha
(297,936 posts)MrMickeysMom
(20,453 posts)RIP in memory of...
LeftofObama
(4,243 posts)Ron Obvious
(6,261 posts)My mother always felt a link with her, partly because they were nearly born on the same day and because they physically resembled each other.
Now they're both gone and the world moves on.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)magical thyme
(14,881 posts)antiquie
(4,299 posts)zonkers
(5,865 posts)Tom_Foolery
(4,691 posts)And have a safe trip to the Good Ship Lollipop.
Aristus
(66,509 posts)About twenty years ago, my brother and I were part of a group of friends who all had favorite performers dating from the 1930's; which is a little odd; young people seem to have no idea that anything existed before they were born. Yet all of us named certain performers from that era among our favorites.
Mine was Charlie Chaplin. My brother's best friend's faves were Laurel and Hardy. My brother enjoyed the Our Gang short films. And his girlfriend at the time was a huge fan of Shirley Temple.
We were like a walking American Historical Film Association.
warrprayer
(4,734 posts)... she had one hell of a run
cyberswede
(26,117 posts)As I posted in the LBN thread, when my little sister and I were young in the 70s, our oldest sister would have us sleep over at her apartment whenever Shirley Temple movies were scheduled on TV on Saturdays - we'd hang out, eat junk food, & watch Shirley.
I'll always associate her movies with my sister. Now they're both gone.
Crewleader
(17,005 posts)sheshe2
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I also had a Shirley Temple Doll, loved her.
Thanks for memorializing her In_The_Wind.
btrflykng9
(287 posts)One of my favorites was The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer.
Little_Wing
(417 posts)Oh Heidi, I will never forget you.
My mother, born in 1927, loved Shirley and her movies were shared with me as they appeared on TV during the 50s. Sadly, my mother died long ago, but when I need to "feel" her, I watch a Little Shirley. Done.