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.

 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.

She served as a U.S. Representative to the United Nations (1969) under President Nixon,Edwards 356Windeler 85 and was the U.S. Ambassador to Ghana (1974–1976) under President Ford.Edwards 357 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.Thomas, Andy; Scheftel, Jeff 1996. Shirley Temple: the biggest little star: biography. A&E Television Networks. 

 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

References

Category:American Academy Award winning actors
Category:Actors from Santa Monica, California
Category:American child actors
Category:American child singers
Category:American movie actors
Category:American television actors
Category:Ambassadors of the United States
Category:Deaths from COPD
Category:Disease-related deaths in California
Category:Politicians from California
Category:Screen Actors Guild Award winners
Category:Singers from California
Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians
Category:1928 births
Category:2014 deaths
Category:People from Atherton, California