Shirley Temple

American actress and diplomat

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Born:April 23, 1928

Died:February 10, 2014

Age at death:85

Manner of death:Natural Causes

Cause of death:Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Zodiac Sign:Taurus

Children:3

Born in:Santa Monica, United States

Buried in:United States

Languages:English

Dancer Singer Ambassador Child Actor Television Actor Actor Diplomat Film Actor Politician

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Links

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Famous For

Movies & TV

Fort ApacheSince You Went AwayThe Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerHeidiThe Little Princess

Songs & Albums

On the Good Ship LollipopAnimal Crackers in My SoupGoodnight my loveStand Up and Cheer

Awards

SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award (2006)Kennedy Center Honors (1998)honorary citizen of Plzeň (1990)Golden Plate Award (1970)star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (1960)

Shirley Temple

American actress and diplomat

Biography

Shirley Jane Temple Black (née Temple; April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) was an American actress, singer, dancer, politician, 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 to Czechoslovakia, and also served as Chief of Protocol of the United States. Temple began her film career in 1931 when she was three years old and became well known for her performance in Bright Eyes, released in 1934. She won a special Juvenile Academy Award in February 1935 for her outstanding contribution as a juvenile performer in motion pictures during 1934 and continued to appear in popular films through the remainder of the 1930s, although her subsequent films became less popular as she grew older. She appeared in her last film, A Kiss for Corliss, in 1949. Temple joined the Junior League of Palo Alto, California, in 1959 and shortly thereafter began a new chapter of public service, perhaps using a combination of her stardom and her leadership training to advocate for important causes. She began her diplomatic career in 1969, when she was appointed to represent the U.S. at a session of the United Nations General Assembly, where she worked at the U.S. Mission under Ambassador Charles Yost. Later, she was named U.S. ambassador to Ghana, and also served as the first female U.S. chief of protocol. In 1988, she published her autobiography, Child Star. After her biography was published, she served as the penultimate U.S. ambassador to Czechoslovakia (1989–1992). Temple was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Kennedy Center Honors and a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. In 1999, Temple is 18th on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest female American screen legends of classic Hollywood cinema.

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Quotes

“I think we all learn from the past. I just feel we shouldn't live there. We shouldn't live in the past. I live for today, and to me, the most important moment is now.”

— Quoted in: "Madam Ambassador - Sixty Minutes" CBS, 1975.

“I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.”

— Quoted in The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations by Robert Andrews

“Sunnybrook Farm is now a parking lot; the petticoats are in the garbage can, where they belong in the modern world; and I detest censorship.”

— Quoted in Funny Ladies: The Best Humor from America's Funniest Women by Bill Adler, p. 94

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Photos

Shirley Temple

U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia Shirley Temple Black talks with MAJ Carolyn May, the European Command representative for the Defense Department's Office of Humanitarian Affairs, following the arrival of a transport aircraft from Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany. The aircraft carried 130,000 pounds of donated medical supplies that will be turned over to the Czech government for distribution.

PRESIDENT BUSH MEET WITH U.S. AMBASSADOR TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA, SHIRLEY TEMPLE BLACK.

Title: Package: "Bright Eyes, Merry Xmas, Shirley Temple Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller

Shirley Temple Black signing autographs for children in Los Angeles Original caption: " SIGNS AUTOGRAPHS—Youngsters happily crowd around to get a prized autograph from congressional candidate Shirley Temple Black. "

Dressed in a matching white outfit, Shirley Temple waves with a smile on her face, sitting on a large mound of flowers. Photograph appears with the article, "Rose Parade Awes 1,250,000," Los Angeles Times, 03 Jan 1939: 1, 13. The theme for the 1939 Rose Parade was "Golden Memories." The Tournament of the Roses, the Crown City's New Year's gift since 1888, was reportedly successful with an estimated crowd of attendance of over a million. Grand marshal Shirley Temple rode atop a float of gardenias and blew kisses to the crowd. Original caption: " Grand marshal of the tournament, Shirley Temple, made a spot of ermine white in a bed of roses on her float. "

Title: Home of Shirley Temple, "The Darling of the Movies," California Subjects: Houses Places: California Notes: Title from item. Extent: 1 print (postcard) : linen texture, color ; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. Accession #: 06_10_009457