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Nov 25, 2020 · Shirley Temple knew she was a rarity: a child megastar who later lived a happy, fulfilled adult life. As she told her biographer Anne Edwards—author of the highly entertaining Shirley Temple ...
Feb 11, 2014 · Shirley Jane Temple was born in Santa Monica, Calif., on April 23, 1928. Her mother, Gertrude, enrolled her in dancing school at the age of 3, and in 1932 little Miss Temple was spotted by an ...
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Shirley Temple Black (April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) was an American actress, singer, dancer, businesswoman, and diplomat who was Hollywood's number one box-office draw as a child actress from 1935 to 1938. As an adult, she was named United States ambassador to Ghana and to Czechoslovakia, and also served as Chief of Protocol of the ...
Shirley Temple, or Shirley Temple Black (April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) was an American actress, diplomat and television series hostess. Temple has the distinction of being the first Academy Juvenile Award recipient in 1934.
Shirley Temple was born on April 23, 1928 in Santa Monica, California. Her mother was a homemaker and her father worked at a bank. As a child, Temple showed interest in the arts. She loved dancing and singing. In 1931, her mother decided to enroll her in dance school. After a casting director noticed her in class, she was offered a contract to ...
Shirley Temple filmography. Shirley Temple (1928–2014) was an American child actress, dancer, and singer who began her film career in 1931, and continued successfully through 1949. When Educational Pictures director Charles Lamont scouted Meglan Dancing School for prospective talent, three-year-old student Temple hid behind the piano.
Feb 11, 2014 · Shirley Temple, the enchanting child star with the glowing corkscrew curls who saved a Hollywood studio and helped yank America from the throes of the Great Depression, as died. She was 85.
