Shirley Temple
Born
April 23, 1928
Died
February 10, 2014 (85 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Santa Monica, California, USA
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
Dream Girl: The making of Marilyn Monroe
Self (archive footage)
2022
Showbiz Kids
Self (archive footage)
2020
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self (archive)
2009
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends
1999
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Self (Archival Footage)
1997
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self (archive footage)
1997
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
Archival Footage
1996
Screen Actors Guild Awards
(1 episode)
1995
The Our Gang Story
Self (archive footage)
1994
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
Self (archive footage)
1993
Hollywood Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
1987
That's Dancing!
1985
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
1984
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Wogan
Self · (1 episode)
1982
Hollywood’s Children
Self (archive footage)
1982
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
Self (archive footage)
1981
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · (1 episode)
1978
The Biggest Little Star of the 30's
Self(archive footage)
1976
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self · (1 episode)
1971
Hollywood Blue
(archive footage)
1970
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1968
The Sound of Laughter
La Belle Diaperina (Saloon Singer)
1963
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Hostess · (1 episode)
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (1 episode)
1961
Pippi Longstocking
Shirley Temple
1961
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Self - Host / Narrator (voice) · (41 episodes)
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Katrina Van Tassel · (1 episode)
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Polly Baker · (1 episode)
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Princess Ozma / Tip · (1 episode)
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Narrator (voice) / Christopher Robin's Mother · (1 episode)
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Narrator (voice) / Harem Spy · (1 episode)
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Narrator (voice) / Jo March Bhaer · (1 episode)
1958
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1956
The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
1953
A Kiss for Corliss
Corliss Archer
1949
The Story of Seabiscuit
Margaret O'Hara / Knowles
1949
Adventure in Baltimore
Dinah Sheldon
1949
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Ellen Baker
1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (1 episode)
1948
Fort Apache
Philadelphia Thursday
1948
That Hagen Girl
Mary Hagen
1947
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Susan Turner
1947
Honeymoon
Barbara Olmstead
1947
Kiss and Tell
Corliss Archer
1945
I'll Be Seeing You
Barbara Marshall
1944
Take It or Leave It
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1944
Since You Went Away
Bridget 'Brig' Hilton
1944
Miss Annie Rooney
Annie Rooney
1942
Kathleen
Kathleen Davis
1941
Young People
Wendy Ballantine
1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
1940
The Blue Bird
Mytyl
1940
Susannah of the Mounties
Susannah 'Sue' Sheldon
1939
The Little Princess
Sara Crewe
1939
Just Around the Corner
Penny Hale
1938
Little Miss Broadway
Betsy Brown Shea
1938
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca Winstead
1938
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Herself
1937
Heidi
Heidi Kramer
1937
Wee Willie Winkie
Priscilla 'Winkie' Williams
1937
Stowaway
Barbara 'Ching-Ching' Stewart
1936
Dimples
Dimples Appleby
1936
Poor Little Rich Girl
Barbara Barry
1936
Captain January
Helen 'Star' Mason
1936
The Littlest Rebel
Virginia 'Virgie' Cary
1935
Curly Top
Elizabeth Blair
1935
The Little Colonel
Lloyd Sherman
1935
Our Little Girl
Molly Middleton
1935
Bright Eyes
Shirley Blake
1934
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)
1934
Now and Forever
Penelope 'Pennie' Day
1934
Baby Take a Bow
Shirley Ellison
1934
Now I'll Tell
Mary Doran
1934
Little Miss Marker
Marthy Jane aka 'Marky'
1934
Change of Heart
Shirley
1934
Stand Up and Cheer!
Shirley Dugan
1934
Managed Money
Mary Lou Rogers
1934
As the Earth Turns
Child
1934
Carolina
Joan Connelly (uncredited)
1934
Pardon My Pups
Mary Lou Rogers
1934
What's to Do?
Mary Lou Rogers
1933
Merrily Yours
Mary Lou Rogers
1933
Kid 'in' Africa
Madame Cradlebait
1933
To the Last Man
Mary Stanley (uncredited)
1933
Dora's Dunking Doughnuts
Shirley
1933
Polly Tix in Washington
Polly Tix
1933
The Kid's Last Fight
Shirley
1933
Out All Night
Child
1933
Kid in Hollywood
1933
Glad Rags to Riches
Nell / La Belle Diaperina
1933
The Pie-Covered Wagon
Shirley
1932
Red Haired Alibi
Gloria Shelton
1932
War Babies
Charmaine
1932
Runt Page
Lulu Parsnips (uncredited)
1932