Hollywood star Shirley Temple dies

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

Hollywood star Shirley Temple has died at the age of 85, her family has said.

The actress found fame as a child star in the 1930s in films like Bright Eyes, Stand Up and Cheer and Curly Top.

She died on Monday at home in Woodside, California, from natural causes. "She was surrounded by her family and caregivers," a statement said.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26135627

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Obituary: Shirley Temple

Shirley Temple, who has died aged 85, was that rare example of a Hollywood child star who, when the cameras stopped rolling, carved out a new career.

With her ringlets, dimples and precocious talent, America's "Little Princess", charmed audiences during the 1930's Depression

For four years, she was Hollywood's biggest box-office star representing the kind of sweet, innocent girl everyone wanted as their daughter.

And after a period of domesticity she re-emerged as a successful businesswoman and politician.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25719377

"I stopped believing in Santa Claus at the age of six when my mother took me to see him in a store and he asked for my autograph."

[eShirl]

1. thanks for posting

http://www.biography.com/people/shirley-temple-9503798

[lapfog_1]

2. nice biography - 2006 SAG Life Achievement Award

[Divernan]

3. She charmed & cheered America and the world during the Great Depression

A rare example of a child star who carved out a new career (as a diplomat) "when the cameras stopped rolling." I think of her as the antithesis of Justin Bieber & the other sad juvenile "stars" who sink into an abyss of narcissism, sexual exhibitionism and drugs.

In 1935 she was awarded a special juvenile Oscar and her foot and hand prints were added to those of stars such as Jean Harlow and Mary Pickford outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

By the age of 10, Temple was the country's top box office draw. President Roosevelt even credited her with helping to raise American morale during the trials of the Great Depression.

Her own assessment of this period is somewhat different. "I class myself with Rin Tin Tin," she once said, referring to the canine star. "They fell in love with a dog and a little girl."

Goodness always triumphed over evil in her plots which were often based on traditional fairy stories

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[dipsydoodle]

4. A firm favorite ever since I was a kid

and saw her films at the Saturday morning pictures.

Here with Bill Robinson :

RIP.

[stopwastingmymoney]

31. Wonderful!

Thank you for posting

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. Am I the only one who thought she was deceased before now?

[LuvNewcastle]

7. No, you're not.

I thought I heard she'd died years ago. I also thought she was older than that. The 1930's seems so long ago, even though there are similarities to our time now.

[dixiegrrrrl]

20. as that generation leaves us, the 30's do tend to fade more into the distant past.

too bad, in a way, cause there are lessons to be learned from that era.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Oh noooo!!!

What a wonderful and talented actress throughout her life and a storied diplomat in her later years. She became and will always be considered a culture icon. One of the very few (including Mickey Rooney and Roddy McDowell) child stars to manage to live a "normal" life and not succumb to the ravages of the industry.

R.I.P.

[longship]

8. She was US Ambassador to both Ghana and Czechoslovakia.

And served in a special mission to the UN under Gerald Ford.

Alas, she was a Republican.

Nevertheless, she made many people happy.

I hope her passing was peaceful.

[Scuba]

19. Somehow this got missed, while her movie star fame prevailed. Weird on a political blog.

[Aristus]

33. Evidently, she was a different kind of Republican.

After all, she was a diplomat. Republicans today think diplomacy is a sign of weakness.

There once was a time when the Republicans were not a bunch of teabagging yahoos for whom crashingly ignorant would be a step up.

She seemed to be a class act. Good for her.

Safe passage, Ms. Temple.

[alp227]

41. She ran for congress as a conservative challenger to anti-war Republican Pete McCloskey.

that was in the 1967 special election in the San Mateo County district of CA after J. Arthur Younger died. (State Route 92 is named after Younger.)

according to this AP story, Temple co-starred in some movies with Ronald Reagan in her film career then 40 years later ended up in a non diplomatic State Department position during the Reagan administration.

[TBF]

55. I've stated a couple of times today that she

was a republican and all I've gotten are excuses from people who don't want that cute little girl to be a republican. They want her to be "different" and "a good person". I hate to upset folks, but they don't all look like this:

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1223668!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/house-speaker-john-boehner.jpg

[Ichingcarpenter]

9. During the Great Depression she gave hope

and escapism ...... My Mom and my daughter loved her movies. ..... as did I

She was also great in the Cary Grant movie

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Myrna Loy, Cary Grant and Shirley Temple

[davidpdx]

10. RIP

Never saw any of her movies.

[Paulie]

11. Never too late

https://archive.org/details/TheLittlePrincess1939

[Renew Deal]

21. Youtube should have a bunch of them

From when she was a kid

[davidpdx]

22. Oh, I'm sure I'd have no problem finding them

I use something that starts with a t and ends with a t.

[ScreamingMeemie]

12. I remember being devastated when I was 6, and my dad told me she was a grown up.

[dipsydoodle]

13. That is really touching.

[Historic NY]

14. Suddenly, I'm hearing "On the Good Ship Lollipop"...RIP.

[Auggie]

15. She meant the world to my mom. Such an awesome talent.

[Kablooie]

16. She was the same age as Mickey Mouse

Mickey's first film, Steamboat Willie, was released in 1928.

[marble falls]

24. Haven't heard much about him in years, hows he doing? Still alive do you think?

[Beacool]

28. He's alive.

I saw him less than two weeks ago in the audience of some show. For the life of me I can't remember if it was an award show, but someone pointed him out and he waved at the audience.

[marble falls]

59. Success just never seemed to spoil him.

[Beacool]

62. I had to reread the message again.

I thought the poster wrote Mickey Rooney, not Mickey Mouse.

[marble falls]

63. Now that's funny!

[Kablooie]

36. He never seems to age. Great plastic surgeons out there.

[Scruffy Rumbler]

42. Sorry to spoil it for you....

But as with Lassy, there have been more then one "Mickey Mouse". Given a "house" mouse might live 2 years.... well you do the math.

Sorry

[marble falls]

58. Oh jeez, another icon demolished. Next you'll tell me Goofy shat himself to avoid the draft.

[Scruffy Rumbler]

61. Naw....

They say "Forest Gump" was loosely based on Goofy's life story. He had quite a life apart from his work with Mickey!

[Capt. Obvious]

17. My daughter loves her drink

[Gothmog]

18. May she rest in peace

[magical thyme]

23. RIP and thank you for your wonderful gifts...

[jakeXT]

25. Even Donald Duck wanted an autograph

(at 6:40)

[L0oniX]

26. RIP ...and thanks for the rare honorable government service.

[cyberswede]

27. I loved her as a kid.

When my little sister and I were young in the 70s, our oldest sister would have us sleep over at her apartment whenever Shirley Temple movies were scheduled on TV on Saturdays - we'd hang out, eat junk food, & watch Shirley.

I'll always associate her movies with my sister. Now they're both gone.

[sinkingfeeling]

29. She's now traveling on that 'Good Ship, Lollipop'. RIP, cutie.

[Beacool]

30. Sad news.

I loved Shirley Temple, although I was born a few decades after she was. I must have watched every one of her movies more than once. She was very talented and turned into an upstanding woman.

Rest in peace, Shirley. You will be missed.

[warrior1]

32. Rest in peace

[hrmjustin]

34. Rest in peace.

[KurtNYC]

35. Her smile was a bulwark against the Great Depression. She almost always played an orphan

and "Shirley" was the 2nd most popular name for baby girls in 1935 and 1936. Depression era audiences made a strong emotional connection with the resilient and plucky characters she played on screen and some, it would seem from the naming, wanted to make Shirley a part of their family.

One of my favorite relatives was named after Shirley Temple and the loss of Shirley Temple brings back that loss for me.

In some of the darkest days of the Great Depression, Americans looked to Shirley Temple. Her on-screen character often had nothing more than a sunny outlook and and a smile.

Thank you Shirley Temple. You gave us a smile and something to believe in when we needed it most.

[Beacool]

47. That was very nicely put.

[SoapBox]

37. Oh no!

I simply don't know what to say.

My deepest condolences to her family.

[shanti]

38. RIP, little colonel!

So sad to hear of Shirley Temple's death I absolultely loved all of her movies as a child. my favorite was "the little princess".

[BuelahWitch]

39. Loved watching her movies with my Mom growing up

Eighty-five is a long run, but I'm still saddened by her death.

[TBF]

40. I was going to completely ignore these threads

but after further reflection I think a paragraph is in order as additional information:

Life after Hollywood
Shirley Temple Black

Nationality American
Political party Republican

Following her venture into television, Temple became active in the Republican Party in California. In 1967, she ran unsuccessfully in a special election in California's 11th congressional district to fill the seat left vacant by the death of eight-term Republican J. Arthur Younger from leukemia. She ran as a conservative and lost to law school professor Pete McCloskey, a liberal Republican who was a staunch opponent of the Vietnam War.

She was appointed Representative to the 24th United Nations General Assembly by President Richard M. Nixon (September – December 1969), and was appointed United States Ambassador to Ghana (December 6, 1974 – July 13, 1976) by President Gerald R. Ford. She was appointed first female Chief of Protocol of the United States (July 1, 1976 – January 21, 1977), and was in charge of arrangements for President Jimmy Carter's inauguration and inaugural ball. She served as the United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia (August 23, 1989 – July 12, 1992), having been appointed by President George H. W. Bush.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Temple

[Hassin Bin Sober]

49. Ahhhh so the Simpsons' "Little Vicky" character was closer to the truth than I had realized:

[Blue_Tires]

57. lol...thanks...

I was about to dig that up...

[mahatmakanejeeves]

43. And let's not forget the first interracial couple to dance in the movies.

So I am informed.

Shirley Temple Black Dies At 85

From the comments:

MarkOH • 4 hours ago
And let's not forget the first interracial couple to dance in the movies.

[Beacool]

50. Yes, that's correct.

It was found acceptable because she was a child. Two adults couldn't have gotten away with it. The Hays Code was enacted in 1930, but took effect in 1934. "The Little Colonel" was released in 1935. The Hays Code was finally gotten rid of in 1968.

[JI7]

64. black people have always been allowed to take care of and entertain white kids

going back to slave days.

[AnneD]

44. I am the second generation fan....

Mom being the first and my daughter being the third...My favorite has always been "The Little Rebel" followed closely by "The Little Princess". Daughter took up dance and music in grade school and loved to watch the movies again to get the dance steps down.

She was a nice human being as far as I can tell and we are better for knowing her.

[TBF]

45. Sure, most republicans are.

[AnneD]

48. I grew up in an age when....

there were intelligent Republicans. And the Democrats were better of for it. It was Republicans that championed the Clean Air Act, The Food and Drug Act, The Emancipation Proclamation, etc.

I am a FDR Democrat but I find that these days I would take an Eisenhower Repuplican over these DINO Dems walking the hall ways of Congress.

[KinMd]

66. Nixon and Ford would be called RINO's today

Republicans had senators like Jacob Javits, Ed Brooke, John Chafee, Mark Hatfield among others...not the clown show they've got today

[The Second Stone]

46. A wonderful human being

and a great Republican.

Like many people here, she meant the world to my Mom who is a couple years younger. A few weeks ago my Mom told me that a she had recently seen Mrs. Black in a store on the Peninsula. Nobody recognized her and my Mom resisted asking for her autograph.

[TBF]

56. "A wonderful human being and a great Republican"

Am I in the twilight zone or something today?

[The Second Stone]

67. there was a time

when there were Republicans who would be considered actual liberals by the Democratic party's modern standards.

[TBF]

68. Shirley was a great actress and dancer -

I don't think we could find anyone her age today who could even compare - she was one of those very special talents. But I'm not willing to stretch that to "great person and republican", that's all.

[jsr]

51. R.I.P.

[NoGOPZone]

52. Best child actor in the history of cinema. RIP. nt

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

53. She was very, very big

She was beloved of the entire country. She was incredibly cute but also incredibly talented and incredibly intelligent and lucid for a little kid. She was a big box office draw at the movies for adults as well as kids. There will never be another one like her. Honey Boo Boo she was not.

[joeybee12]

54. A big, big star...RIP

[Tx4obama]

60. Shirley Temple Black: 10 political facts

Shirley Temple Black: 10 political facts

Here: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/shirley-temple-politics-103371.html

R.I.P.

[philosslayer]

65. She was a republican

enough said