Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple, later known as Shirley Temple Black (April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014), was an American actress, diplomat, and TV host. She was the first to receive the Academy Juvenile Award in 1934.
Shirley Temple | |
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Born | Santa Monica, California, U.S. | April 23, 1928
Died | February 10, 2014 Woodside, California, U.S. | (aged 85)
Cause of death | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
Resting place | Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Shirley Temple Black |
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Years active | 1932–65 (as actress) 1967–92 (as public servant) |
Spouse(s) | John Agar (m. 1945; div. 1950) Charles Alden Black (m. 1950; died 2005) |
Children | 3, including Lori Black |
27th United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia | |
In office August 23, 1989 – July 12, 1992 | |
President | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Julian Niemczyk |
Succeeded by | Adrian A. Basora |
18th Chief of Protocol of the United States | |
In office July 1, 1976 – January 21, 1977 | |
President | Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | Henry E. Catto Jr. |
Succeeded by | Evan Dobelle |
9th United States Ambassador to Ghana | |
In office December 6, 1974 – July 13, 1976 | |
President | Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | Fred L. Hadsel |
Succeeded by | Robert P. Smith |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Website | www |
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Acting career
Movies
Temple started her film career at age 3, appearing in short films. She became a superstar in 1934 with the movie Bright Eyes. She starred in other popular films like Curly Top, The Little Colonel, Dimples, Wee Willie Winkie, and The Little Princess. Though her popularity declined as she grew up, some of her teen movies, such as Since You Went Away, Fort Apache (with Henry Fonda and John Wayne), and The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (with Cary Grant and Myrna Loy), became classics. Temple married John Agar in 1945, then Charles Black in 1950, retiring from movies at 22.
Television
After focusing on her family, Temple returned to TV in the late 1950s with the show Shirley Temple's Storybook on NBC. The series featured dramatizations of fairy tales like Beauty and the Beast and stories like Pippi Longstocking. Well-known stars like Charlton Heston and Agnes Moorehead appeared on the show, which was nominated for an Emmy Award in children's programming. The show ended after two seasons.
Politics
Temple became active in the Republican Party in California. She ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1967. She was involved with the Commonwealth Club of California and served as its president in 1984.[1][2]
She served as a U.S. Representative to the United Nations (1969) under President Nixon,[3][4] and was the U.S. Ambassador to Ghana (1974–1976) under President Ford.[5] She was the first female Chief of Protocol of the United States (1976–1977) and later became the U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia (1989–1992) under President George H. W. Bush.[6]
Illness and death
Temple had breast cancer in the early 1970s and had a mastectomy. She died on February 10, 2014 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at her Woodside, California home, at the age of 85.[7]
Shirley Temple Media
Temple in Glad Rags to Riches (1933)
Publicity photo of Temple and James Dunn in Bright Eyes (1934)
Temple in The Little Princess, her first color film
Shirley Temple with Richard Nixon and Brent Scowcroft in the Oval Office on February 28, 1974
Temple (far left) with First Lady Pat Nixon, and Chief Nana Osae Djan II, in Ghana, 1972
Other websites
Wikinews has : |
- "Official site" (Legend Films memorabilia and merchandise site authorized by Shirley Temple Black)
- Shirley Temple on IMDb
- Shirley Temple at the TCM Movie Database
- ShirleyTempleFans.com
- Female Frontiers QuestChat Archive: Shirley Temple Archived 2016-04-09 at the Wayback Machine and biography Archived 2008-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Shirley Temple movies for free download
- Shirley Temple Theatre Archived 2008-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Shirley Temple's Storybook Archived 2008-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Photographs of Shirley Temple
References
- ↑ "Hoover Institution Commonwealth Club Database". Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ↑ "In Memoriam: Shirley Temple Black - Commonwealth Club". www.commonwealthclub.org.
- ↑ Edwards 356
- ↑ Windeler 85
- ↑ Edwards 357
- ↑ Thomas, Andy; Scheftel, Jeff 1996. Shirley Temple: the biggest little star: biography. A&E Television Networks. ISBN 0-7670-8495-0
- ↑ "Hollywood star Shirley Temple dies". BBC News. 11 February 2014. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-26135627.