Shirley Temple
Biography
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
Nell / La Belle Diaperina
Glad Rags to Riches
Barbara Marshall
I'll Be Seeing You
Shirley Ellison
Baby Take a Bow
Dimples Appleby
Dimples
La Belle Diaperina (Saloon Singer)
The Sound of Laughter
Sara Crewe
The Little Princess
Barbara 'Ching-Ching' Stewart
Stowaway
Susan Turner
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Heidi Kramer
Heidi
Bridget 'Brig' Hilton
Since You Went Away
Elizabeth Blair
Curly Top
Lloyd Sherman
The Little Colonel
Shirley Blake
Bright Eyes
Mytyl
The Blue Bird
Barbara Barry
Poor Little Rich Girl
Philadelphia Thursday
Fort Apache
Marthy Jane aka 'Marky'
Little Miss Marker
Penny Hale
Just Around the Corner
Margaret O'Hara / Knowles
The Story of Seabiscuit
Priscilla 'Winkie' Williams
Wee Willie Winkie
Virginia 'Virgie' Cary
The Littlest Rebel
Molly Middleton
Our Little Girl
Self (archive footage)
The Our Gang Story
Rebecca Winstead
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Susannah 'Sue' Sheldon
Susannah of the Mounties
Betsy Brown Shea
Little Miss Broadway
Shirley Dugan
Stand Up and Cheer!
Penelope 'Pennie' Day
Now and Forever
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Helen 'Star' Mason
Captain January
Ellen Baker
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
(archive footage)
Hollywood Blue
Wendy Ballantine
Young People
Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe, La Célébrité à tout prix
Shirley
Dora's Dunking Doughnuts
Lulu Parsnips (uncredited)
Runt Page
Shirley
The Pie-Covered Wagon
Gloria Shelton
Red Haired Alibi
Charmaine
War Babies
Mary Doran
Now I'll Tell
Mary Lou Rogers
Managed Money
Mary Lou Rogers
Pardon My Pups
Mary Lou Rogers
Merrily Yours
Shirley
The Kid's Last Fight
Kid in Hollywood
Mary Lou Rogers
What's to Do?
Madame Cradlebait
Kid 'in' Africa
Polly Tix
Polly Tix in Washington
Mary Stanley (uncredited)
To the Last Man
Annie Rooney
Miss Annie Rooney
Corliss Archer
A Kiss for Corliss
Dinah Sheldon
Adventure in Baltimore
Mary Hagen
That Hagen Girl
Corliss Archer
Kiss and Tell
Barbara Olmstead
Honeymoon
Self (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
(archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Child
As the Earth Turns
Self (archive footage)
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
Self(archive footage)
The Biggest Little Star of the 30's
Shirley
Change of Heart
Child
Out All Night
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends
Kathleen Davis
Kathleen
Self (archive footage)
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
Self (uncredited)
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Take It or Leave It
Archival Footage
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Uncensored
That's Dancing!
Joan Connelly (uncredited)
Carolina
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood’s Children
Shirley Temple
Pippi Longstocking
Herself
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Self (archive footage)
Showbiz Kids
Self (archive)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (Archival Footage)
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Shirley Temple' Storybook The Reluctant Dragon
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
83
Gender
Female
Birthday
1928-04-23
Place of Birth
Santa Monica, California, USA
Also Known As
Shirley Temple Black