When first he met Hal Roach he was paying a character 'Willie Work' but then created 'Lonesome Luke' who was remarkably similar to Chaplin's character which had come first. At least we did not end up with Hapless Harold. He was back by 1921. In his latter years he rationed the re-release of his early comic masterpieces and unlike a lot of his contemporaries, remained rich and normal. Shirley Temple Born in 1928 she had retired in 1949 and at 21 years of age it was about time.
Nobody can complain about film stars getting younger with time.
Shirley Temple was 3 when it all started and 1937 was her year. Still she was a veteran of 9 by then. Her last films demonstrated just how far she had travelled and how much she had learnt in those travels. You have to understand this does not necessarily reflect my view. I like to think it has more to do with a film audience growing up rather than Temple which caused the decline in her appeal.