Shirley Temple

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]

Fort Apache

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The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

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The Little Princess

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Waking Sleeping Beauty

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Heidi

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The Oscars

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Since You Went Away

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Showbiz Kids

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The Blue Bird

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Curly Top

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I'll Be Seeing You

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The Little Colonel

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The Littlest Rebel

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Wee Willie Winkie

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Bright Eyes

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Stowaway

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Little Miss Marker

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Captain January

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The Ed Sullivan Show

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The Dick Cavett Show

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Poor Little Rich Girl

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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

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To the Last Man

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Now and Forever

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That's Dancing!

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Baby Take a Bow

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Dimples

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Ali Baba Goes to Town

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Susannah of the Mounties

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The Story of Seabiscuit

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Little Miss Broadway

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Just Around the Corner

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Stand Up and Cheer!

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War Babies

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Red Haired Alibi

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Miss Annie Rooney

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Young People

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Dora's Dunking Doughnuts

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Hollywood Uncensored

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Mr. Belvedere Goes to College

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Pardon My Pups

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Adventure in Baltimore

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That Hagen Girl

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As the Earth Turns

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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

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The Mike Douglas Show

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Glad Rags to Riches

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Runt Page

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Frank Capra's American Dream

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The Kennedy Center Honors

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Wogan

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Managed Money

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Polly Tix in Washington

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Kiss and Tell

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Honeymoon

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Change of Heart

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Screen Actors Guild Awards

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Our Little Girl

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Now I'll Tell

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Merrily Yours

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Kid 'in' Africa

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Shirley Temple's Storybook

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Dream Girl: The making of Marilyn Monroe

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A Kiss for Corliss

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Kathleen

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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

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What's to Do?

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The Kid's Last Fight

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Kid in Hollywood

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

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The Hollywood Gad-About

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Judy Garland: By Myself

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Carolina

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The Sound of Laughter

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The Pie-Covered Wagon

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Going Hollywood: The '30s

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Out All Night

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Take It or Leave It

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Pippi Longstocking

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V.I.P. Schaukel

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The Our Gang Story

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Hollywood Blue

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Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

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The Biggest Little Star of the 30's

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Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

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Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star

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Hollywood’s Children

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

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Hooray for Hollywood

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