Shirley Temple
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1928-04-23
Place of Birth
Santa Monica, California, USA
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]
Also Known For
Glad Rags to Riches
Feb 04, 1933
I'll Be Seeing You
Dec 31, 1944
Baby Take a Bow
Jun 30, 1934
Dimples
Oct 09, 1936
The Sound of Laughter
Dec 17, 1963
The Little Princess
Mar 17, 1939
Stowaway
Dec 25, 1936
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Sep 01, 1947
Heidi
Oct 15, 1937
The Little Colonel
Feb 22, 1935
Since You Went Away
Jun 30, 1944
Curly Top
Jul 26, 1935
Bright Eyes
Dec 28, 1934
The Blue Bird
Jan 15, 1940
Poor Little Rich Girl
Jul 18, 1936
Fort Apache
May 21, 1948
Just Around the Corner
Nov 11, 1938
Little Miss Marker
Jun 01, 1934
The Story of Seabiscuit
Nov 12, 1949
Wee Willie Winkie
Jul 30, 1937
Our Little Girl
Jan 01, 1935
The Littlest Rebel
Dec 27, 1935
The Our Gang Story
Jan 01, 1994
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Mar 18, 1938
Susannah of the Mounties
Jun 13, 1939
Little Miss Broadway
Jul 29, 1938
Stand Up and Cheer!
May 04, 1934
Now and Forever
Aug 31, 1934
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Feb 25, 1983
Captain January
Apr 17, 1936
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Apr 15, 1949
Hollywood Blue
Nov 18, 1970
Young People
Aug 30, 1940
Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe
Sep 20, 2022
Dora's Dunking Doughnuts
Sep 01, 1933
The Pie-Covered Wagon
Oct 30, 1932
Runt Page
Apr 11, 1932
War Babies
Sep 11, 1932
Red Haired Alibi
Oct 21, 1932
Now I'll Tell
Jun 07, 1934
Pardon My Pups
Jan 25, 1934
Managed Money
Feb 22, 1934
Merrily Yours
Oct 05, 1933
Kid 'in' Africa
Oct 05, 1933
Polly Tix in Washington
Jun 02, 1933
What's to Do?
Nov 23, 1933
The Kid's Last Fight
Apr 22, 1933
Kid in Hollywood
Mar 13, 1933
To the Last Man
Sep 15, 1933
Miss Annie Rooney
May 29, 1942
A Kiss for Corliss
Nov 25, 1949
Adventure in Baltimore
Apr 19, 1949
That Hagen Girl
Nov 01, 1947
Kiss and Tell
Oct 04, 1945
Honeymoon
May 17, 1947
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Sep 05, 2009
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Jan 01, 1984
As the Earth Turns
Feb 14, 1934
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
Dec 12, 1981
The Biggest Little Star of the 30's
Jan 01, 1976
Change of Heart
May 18, 1934
Out All Night
Apr 08, 1933
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends
Jun 15, 1999
Kathleen
Dec 18, 1941
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
Aug 31, 1993
The Hollywood Gad-About
Oct 04, 1934
Judy Garland: By Myself
Feb 25, 2004
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Jul 31, 1940
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Aug 06, 1975
Take It or Leave It
Jul 17, 1944
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
Dec 08, 1996
Frank Capra's American Dream
Jan 01, 1997
Hollywood Uncensored
Dec 01, 1987
That's Dancing!
Jan 18, 1985
Carolina
Feb 02, 1934
Hollywood’s Children
Feb 24, 1982
Pippi Longstocking
Jan 08, 1961
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Oct 29, 1937
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Jan 01, 2009
Hooray for Hollywood
Jan 01, 1976
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Nov 18, 1997
Shirley Temple' Storybook The Reluctant Dragon
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Oct 05, 1956
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Jan 12, 1958
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Feb 25, 1995
The Kennedy Center Honors
Dec 28, 1978
The Mike Douglas Show
Dec 11, 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Dec 11, 1961
The Ed Sullivan Show
Jun 20, 1948
Wogan
May 04, 1982
V.I.P. Schaukel
May 09, 1971
The Dick Cavett Show
Jun 06, 1968
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Jan 12, 1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Jan 12, 1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Jan 12, 1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Jan 12, 1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Jan 12, 1958