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Iconic child star Shirley Temple dies at 85
On February 10, 2014, Shirley Temple Black, who as a child in the 1930s became one of Hollywood’s most successful stars, dies at her Woodside, California, home at age 85. The plucky, curly-haired performer sang, danced and acted in dozens of films by the time she was a teen; as an adult, she gave up making movies and served as a U.S. diplomat.
Born on April 23, 1928, in Santa Monica, California, Temple began taking dance lessons when she was three. In 1932, she was discovered by an agent and cast in a series of short films called Baby Burlesks. Her career took off in 1934, when she appeared in the film Stand Up and Cheer then went on to star in such movies as Little Miss Marker (1934), in which she played a girl left with a bookie as an IOU for her father’s bet on a horse; Bright Eyes (1934), which featured her signature song "On the Good Ship Lollipop"; The Little Colonel (1935), the first of four films she made with African
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Shirley Temple Black
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Shirley Temple Black was an actress, singer, dancer, businesswoman and public servant. As a child, she was Hollywood’s number one box-office draw. As an adult, she was a distinguished diplomat who served beneath four U.S. presidents. She remains an enduring icon whose golden ringlets and magnetic personality still charm audiences around the world.
Temple began her film career at age three in 1932. Two years later, she appeared in “Bright Eyes,” a feature bio written especially for her, achieving international fame and earning a special Juvenile Academy Award. Hits such as “The Little Colonel,” “Curly Top” and “Heidi” followed year after year during the 1930s, while merchandise featuring her wholesome image found its way into homes
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Shirley Temple filmography
This article is about Shirley Temple's theatrical films. For her television show, see Shirley Temple's Storybook.
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. Lamont spotted her and immediately decided she was the one he was looking for. Starting at $10 a day, she was eventually under contract for $50 per film. The production company generated its Baby Burlesks one-reeler film short satires of Hollywood films in 1931–1933, produced bygd Jack Hays and directed bygd Lamont. Temple made eight Baby Burlesks films, and 10 other short films, before being signed to star in feature-length motion pictures.
The role that launched her feature film career was a short song-and-dance sequence in the 193