1928-04-23 ( 96 years old ) in 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.
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Movies
Dream Girl: The making of Marilyn Monroe
2022-09-20
Showbiz Kids
2020-07-14
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009-09-05
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009-01-01
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004-02-25
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997-01-01
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
1996-12-08
The Our Gang Story
1994-01-01
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
1993-08-31
Hollywood Uncensored
1987-12-01
That's Dancing!
1985-01-18
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984-01-01
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983-02-25
Hollywood’s Children
1982-02-24
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981-12-12
The Biggest Little Star of the 30's
1976-01-01
Hooray for Hollywood
1976-01-01
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975-08-06
Hollywood Blue
1970-11-18
The Sound of Laughter
1963-12-17
Pippi Longstocking
1961-01-08
A Kiss for Corliss
1949-11-25
The Story of Seabiscuit
1949-11-12
Adventure in Baltimore
1949-04-19
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
1949-04-15
Fort Apache
1948-05-21
That Hagen Girl
1947-11-01
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947-09-01
Honeymoon
1947-05-17
Kiss and Tell
1945-10-04
I'll Be Seeing You
1944-12-31
Take It or Leave It
1944-07-17
Since You Went Away
1944-06-30
Miss Annie Rooney
1942-05-29
Kathleen
1941-12-18
Young People
1940-08-30
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940-07-31
The Blue Bird
1940-01-15
Susannah of the Mounties
1939-06-13
The Little Princess
1939-03-17
Just Around the Corner
1938-11-11
Little Miss Broadway
1938-07-29
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1938-03-18
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937-10-29
Heidi
1937-10-15
Wee Willie Winkie
1937-07-30
Stowaway
1936-12-25
Dimples
1936-10-09
Poor Little Rich Girl
1936-07-18
Captain January
1936-04-17
The Littlest Rebel
1935-12-27
Curly Top
1935-07-26
The Little Colonel
1935-02-22
Our Little Girl
1935-01-01
Bright Eyes
1934-12-28
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934-10-04
Now and Forever
1934-08-31
Baby Take a Bow
1934-06-30
Now I'll Tell
1934-06-07
Little Miss Marker
1934-06-01
Change of Heart
1934-05-18
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934-05-04
Managed Money
1934-02-22
As the Earth Turns
1934-02-14
Carolina
1934-02-02
Pardon My Pups
1934-01-25
What's to Do?
1933-11-23
Merrily Yours
1933-10-05
Kid 'in' Africa
1933-10-05
To the Last Man
1933-09-15
Dora's Dunking Doughnuts
1933-09-01
Polly Tix in Washington
1933-06-02
The Kid's Last Fight
1933-04-22
Out All Night
1933-04-08
Kid in Hollywood
1933-03-13
Glad Rags to Riches
1933-02-04
The Pie-Covered Wagon
1932-10-30
Red Haired Alibi
1932-10-21
War Babies
1932-09-11
Runt Page
1932-04-11
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