Shirley Temple
Actor
April 23, 1928 — February 10, 2014 (85 years)
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]
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]
Known For
Filmography
| 2022 | |
| 1999 | ABC 2000: The Millennium · as Cast |
| 1999 | |
| 1985 | |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s · as (archive Footage) |
| 1976 | America at the Movies · as Shirley Blake |
| 1970 | Hollywood Blue · as (archive Footage) |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show · as Bobo Barclay - Debutante |
| 1949 | A Kiss for Corliss · as Corliss Archer |
| 1949 | The Story of Seabiscuit · as Margaret O'hara / Knowles |
| 1949 | Adventure in Baltimore · as Dinah Sheldon |
| 1949 | Mr. Belvedere Goes to College · as Ellen Baker |
| 1948 | Fort Apache · as Philadelphia Thursday |
| 1947 | That Hagen Girl · as Mary Hagen |
| 1947 | The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer · as Susan Turner |
| 1947 | Honeymoon · as Barbara Olmstead |
| 1945 | Kiss and Tell · as Corliss Archer |
| 1944 | I'll Be Seeing You · as Barbara Marshall |
| 1944 | Since You Went Away · as Bridget 'brig' Hilton |
| 1942 | Miss Annie Rooney · as Annie RooneyOn Plex |
| 1941 | Kathleen · as Kathleen Davis |
| 1940 | Young People · as Wendy Ballantine |
| 1940 | The Blue Bird · as Mytyl |
| 1939 | Susannah of the Mounties · as Susannah 'sue' Sheldon |
| 1939 | The Little Princess · as Sara CreweOn Plex |
| 1938 | Just Around the Corner · as Penny Hale |
| 1938 | Little Miss Broadway · as Betsy Brown Shea |
| 1938 | Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm · as Rebecca Winstead |
| 1937 | Heidi · as Heidi Kramer |
| 1937 | Wee Willie Winkie · as Priscilla 'winkie' Williams |
| 1936 | Stowaway · as Barbara 'ching-Ching' Stewart |
| 1936 | Dimples · as Dimples Appleby |
| 1936 | Poor Little Rich Girl · as Barbara Barry |
| 1936 | Captain January · as Helen 'star' Mason |
| 1935 | The Littlest Rebel · as Virginia 'virgie' Cary |
| 1935 | Curly Top · as Elizabeth Blair |
| 1935 | Our Little Girl · as Molly Middleton |
| 1935 | The Little Colonel · as Lloyd Sherman |
| 1934 | Bright Eyes · as Shirley Blake |
| 1934 | Now and Forever · as Penelope 'pennie' Day |
| 1934 | Baby, Take a Bow · as Shirley Ellison |
| 1934 | Now I'll Tell · as Mary Doran |
| 1934 | Little Miss Marker · as Marthy Jane Aka 'marky'On Plex |
| 1934 | Change of Heart · as Shirley |
| 1934 | Stand Up and Cheer! · as Shirley Dugan |
| 1934 | Managed Money · as Mary Lou Rogers |
| 1934 | As the Earth Turns · as Child |
| 1934 | Mandalay · as Betty Shaw (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Carolina · as Joan Connelly (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Pardon My Pups · as Mary Lou Rogers |
| 1933 | What's to Do? · as Mary Lou Rogers |
| 1933 | To the Last Man · as Mary Stanley (uncredited)On Plex |
| 1933 | Polly Tix in Washington · as Polly Tix |
| 1933 | Out All Night · as Child |
| 1933 | |
| 1933 | Glad Rags to Riches · as Nell / La Belle Diaperina |
| 1932 | The Pie-Covered Wagon · as Shirley |
| 1932 | Red-Haired Alibi · as Gloria Shelton |
| 1932 | War Babies · as Charmaine |
| 1932 | Kid's Last Stand · as Girl |
| 2019 | Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story · as Book |
| 2001 | Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story · as Book |