Shirley Temple
Known For: Acting
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: April 23, 1928
Day of Death: February 10, 2014 (86 years old)
Place of Birth: Santa Monica, California, USA
Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple; April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) was an American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat, who was Hollywood's number-one box-office draw as a child actress from 1934 to 1938. Later, she was named United States Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia, and also served as Chief of Protocol of the United States. Temple began her film career at the age of three in 1931. Two years later, she achieved international fame in Bright Eyes, a feature film produced especially for her talents. She received a special Juvenile Academy Award in February 1935 for her outstanding contribution as a juvenile performer in motion pictures during 1934. Film hits such as Curly Top and Heidi followed year after year during the mid- to late 1930s. Temple capitalized on licensed merchandise that featured her wholesome image; the merchandise included dolls, dishes, and clothing. Her box-office popularity waned as she reached adolescence. She appeared in 29 films from the ages of 3 to 10, but in only 14 films from the ages of 14 to 21. Temple retired from film in 1950 at the age of 22. In 1958, Temple returned to show business 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. She began her diplomatic career in 1969, when she was appointed to represent the United States at a session of the United Nations General Assembly, where she worked at the U.S. Mission under Ambassador Charles W. Yost. In 1988, she published her autobiography, Child Star. Temple was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Kennedy Center Honors and a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. She is 18th on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest female American screen legends of classic Hollywood cinema. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
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Actor Shirley Ellison
Baby Take a Bow
Actor Shirley Blake
Bright Eyes
Actor Marthy Jane aka 'Marky'
Little Miss Marker
Actor Shirley Dugan
Stand Up and Cheer!
Actor Penelope 'Pennie' Day
Now and Forever
Actor Mary Lou Rogers
Managed Money
Actor Mary Doran
Now I'll Tell
Actor Mary Lou Rogers
Pardon My Pups
Actor Child
As the Earth Turns
Actor Shirley
Change of Heart
Actor Self (uncredited)
The Hollywood Gad-About
Actor Joan Connelly (uncredited)
Carolina
1933
Actor Nell / La Belle Diaperina
Glad Rags to Riches
Actor Shirley
Dora's Dunking Doughnuts
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Kid in Hollywood
Actor Polly Tix
Polly Tix in Washington
Actor Mary Stanley (uncredited)
To the Last Man
Actor Madame Cradlebait
Kid 'in' Africa
Actor Child
Out All Night
Actor Mary Lou Rogers
Merrily Yours
Actor Shirley
The Kid's Last Fight
Actor Mary Lou Rogers
What's to Do?
