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.

### 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.

She served as a U.S. Representative to the United Nations (1969) under President Nixon, and was the U.S. Ambassador to Ghana (1974–1976) under President Ford. 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.

## 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.

## Other websites

- "Official site" (Legend Films memorabilia and merchandise site authorized by Shirley Temple Black)
- ShirleyTempleFans.com
- Female Frontiers QuestChat Archive: Shirley Temple  and biography
- Shirley Temple movies for free download
- Shirley Temple Theatre
- Shirley Temple's Storybook
- Photographs of Shirley Temple

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **embed**: yes
- **order**: 27th
- **office**: United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia
- **term start**: August 23, 1989
- **term end**: July 12, 1992
- **president**: George H. W. Bush
- **predecessor**: Julian Niemczyk
- **successor**: Adrian A. Basora
- **order2**: 18th
- **office2**: Chief of Protocol of the United States
- **term start2**: July 1, 1976
- **term end2**: January 21, 1977
- **president2**: Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
- **predecessor2**: Henry E. Catto Jr.
- **successor2**: Evan Dobelle
- **order3**: 9th
- **office3**: United States Ambassador to Ghana
- **term start3**: December 6, 1974
- **term end3**: July 13, 1976
- **president3**: Gerald Ford
- **predecessor3**: Fred L. Hadsel
- **successor3**: Robert P. Smith
- **party**: Republican Party (United States), Republican


## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Shirley Temple
- **image**: Shirleytemple.jpg
- **caption**: Temple in 1948
- **death place**: Woodside, California, U.S.
- **resting place**: Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, California, U.S.
- **death cause**: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- **nationality**: American
- **other names**: Shirley Temple Black
- **years active**: 1932–65 <small>(as actress)</small>
 1967–92 <small>(as public servant)</small>
- **spouse**:

- **children**: 3, including Lori Black
- **signature**: Shirley Temple Black autograph.JPG