Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 23, 1928
Died
Feb 10, 2014
Place of Birth
Santa Monica, California, USA
Credits
95 titles
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
Filmography
Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
Self (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story
Book
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Self (Archival Footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self (archive footage)
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
Archival Footage
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Self
The Our Gang Story
Self (archive footage)
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
That's Dancing!
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wogan
Self
Hollywood’s Children
Self (archive footage)
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
Self (archive footage)
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
The Biggest Little Star of the 30's
Self(archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
Hollywood Blue
(archive footage)
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Sound of Laughter
La Belle Diaperina (Saloon Singer)
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Hostess
Pippi Longstocking
Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
The Oscars
Self
A Kiss for Corliss
Corliss Archer
The Story of Seabiscuit
Margaret O'Hara / Knowles
Adventure in Baltimore
Dinah Sheldon
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Ellen Baker
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Fort Apache
Philadelphia Thursday
That Hagen Girl
Mary Hagen
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Susan
Honeymoon
Barbara Olmstead
Kiss and Tell
Corliss Archer
I'll Be Seeing You
Barbara Marshall
Take It or Leave It
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Since You Went Away
Bridget Hilton
Miss Annie Rooney
Annie Rooney
Kathleen
Kathleen Davis
Young People
Wendy Ballantine
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)