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Shirley Temple

Shirley Temple

Acting

Born: April 23, 1928Santa 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]

Known For
Filmography
Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe

Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe

2022
Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Self (archive footage)

2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

Self (archive footage)

2009
Judy Garland: By Myself

Judy Garland: By Myself

Self (archive footage)

2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends

1999
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

Self (Archival Footage)

1997
Frank Capra's American Dream

Frank Capra's American Dream

Self (archive footage)

1997

Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star

Archival Footage

1996
The Our Gang Story

The Our Gang Story

Self (archive footage)

1994
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

Self (archive footage)

1993
Hollywood Uncensored

Hollywood Uncensored

Self (archive footage)

1987
That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!

1985
Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

(archive footage)

1984
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983
Hollywood’s Children

Hollywood’s Children

Self (archive footage)

1982
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

Self (archive footage)

1981
Hooray for Hollywood

Hooray for Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

1976

The Biggest Little Star of the 30's

Self(archive footage)

1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage)

1975
Hollywood Blue

Hollywood Blue

(archive footage)

1970
The Sound of Laughter

The Sound of Laughter

La Belle Diaperina (Saloon Singer)

1963
Pippi Longstocking

Pippi Longstocking

Shirley Temple

1961
A Kiss for Corliss

A Kiss for Corliss

Corliss Archer

1949
The Story of Seabiscuit

The Story of Seabiscuit

Margaret O'Hara / Knowles

1949
Adventure in Baltimore

Adventure in Baltimore

Dinah Sheldon

1949
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College

Ellen Baker

1949
Fort Apache

Fort Apache

Philadelphia Thursday

1948
That Hagen Girl

That Hagen Girl

Mary Hagen

1947
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

Susan Turner

1947
Honeymoon

Honeymoon

Barbara Olmstead

1947
Kiss and Tell

Kiss and Tell

Corliss Archer

1945
I'll Be Seeing You

I'll Be Seeing You

Barbara Marshall

1944
Take It or Leave It

Take It or Leave It

(archive footage) (uncredited)

1944
Since You Went Away

Since You Went Away

Bridget 'Brig' Hilton

1944
Miss Annie Rooney

Miss Annie Rooney

Annie Rooney

1942
Kathleen

Kathleen

Kathleen Davis

1941
Young People

Young People

Wendy Ballantine

1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Self (archive footage)

1940
The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird

Mytyl

1940
Susannah of the Mounties

Susannah of the Mounties

Susannah 'Sue' Sheldon

1939
The Little Princess

The Little Princess

Sara Crewe

1939
Just Around the Corner

Just Around the Corner

Penny Hale

1938
Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway

Betsy Brown Shea

1938
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Rebecca Winstead

1938
Ali Baba Goes to Town

Ali Baba Goes to Town

Herself

1937
Heidi

Heidi

Heidi Kramer

1937
Wee Willie Winkie

Wee Willie Winkie

Priscilla 'Winkie' Williams

1937
Stowaway

Stowaway

Barbara 'Ching-Ching' Stewart

1936
Dimples

Dimples

Dimples Appleby

1936
Poor Little Rich Girl

Poor Little Rich Girl

Barbara Barry

1936
Captain January

Captain January

Helen 'Star' Mason

1936
The Littlest Rebel

The Littlest Rebel

Virginia 'Virgie' Cary

1935
Curly Top

Curly Top

Elizabeth Blair

1935
The Little Colonel

The Little Colonel

Lloyd Sherman

1935
Our Little Girl

Our Little Girl

Molly Middleton

1935
Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes

Shirley Blake

1934
The Hollywood Gad-About

The Hollywood Gad-About

Self (uncredited)

1934
Now and Forever

Now and Forever

Penelope 'Pennie' Day

1934
Baby Take a Bow

Baby Take a Bow

Shirley Ellison

1934
Now I'll Tell

Now I'll Tell

Mary Doran

1934
Little Miss Marker

Little Miss Marker

Marthy Jane aka 'Marky'

1934
Change of Heart

Change of Heart

Shirley

1934
Stand Up and Cheer!

Stand Up and Cheer!

Shirley Dugan

1934
Managed Money

Managed Money

Mary Lou Rogers

1934
As the Earth Turns

As the Earth Turns

Child

1934
Mandalay

Mandalay

Betty Shaw (uncredited)

1934
Carolina

Carolina

Joan Connelly (uncredited)

1934
Pardon My Pups

Pardon My Pups

Mary Lou Rogers

1934
What's to Do?

What's to Do?

Mary Lou Rogers

1933
Kid 'in' Africa

Kid 'in' Africa

Madame Cradlebait

1933
Merrily Yours

Merrily Yours

Mary Lou Rogers

1933
To the Last Man

To the Last Man

Mary Stanley (uncredited)

1933
Dora's Dunking Doughnuts

Dora's Dunking Doughnuts

Shirley

1933
Polly Tix in Washington

Polly Tix in Washington

Polly Tix

1933
The Kid's Last Fight

The Kid's Last Fight

Shirley

1933
Out All Night

Out All Night

Child

1933
Kid in Hollywood

Kid in Hollywood

1933
Glad Rags to Riches

Glad Rags to Riches

Nell / La Belle Diaperina

1933
The Pie-Covered Wagon

The Pie-Covered Wagon

Shirley

1932
Red Haired Alibi

Red Haired Alibi

Gloria Shelton

1932
War Babies

War Babies

Charmaine

1932
Runt Page

Runt Page

Lulu Parsnips (uncredited)

1932