Biography:
Shirley Temple was easily the most popular and famous child star of all time. She got her start in the movies at the age of three and soon progressed to super stardom. Shirley could do it all: act, sing and dance and all at the age of five! Fans loved her as she was bright, bouncy and cheerful in he...
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Ken Severson
Spouse:
'Charles Black' (16 December 1950 - 4 August 2005) (his death); 2 children
John Agar (19 September 1945 - 5 December 1949) (divorced); 1 child
Trivia:
Charles Black, the San Francisco businessman she married after divorcingJohn Agar, admitted to her while they were courting that he hadnever seen any of her movies.
In recent years she openly admitted to a mastectomy operation, perhapsthe first public figure ever to do so, and she encouraged other womenwho required the surgery to follow her example without fear.
Her daughter "Lorax" (Lori Black) was the bass player for therock band The Melvins .
When she was to play the part of Beauty in a production of "Beauty andthe Beast", she was amused when her then very young daughter remarked,"Gee, Mom, you'll make a swell Beast!".
She was supposed to play Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (1939), but20th Century Fox refused to lend her to MGM, so Judy Garland (I)was cast in the role.
Other Work:
Autobiography: "Child Star" (McGraw-Hill, 1988)
Magazine advertisement for Royal Crown Cola (1946)
(1 January 1999) Grand Marshal, Tournament of Roses parade (withBuzz Aldrin, David L. Wolper, Jackie Robinson (I))
(1 January 1940) Grand Marshal, Tournament of Roses parade
(1 January 1989) Grand Marshal, Tournament of Roses parade
Biography print:
Robert Windeler. _The Films of Shirley Temple._ Reissue edition.Secaucus, New Jersey: Citadel Press, 1995.ISBN 080650725X
Lorraine Burdick. _The Shirley Temple Scrapbook._ Middle Village,NY: J. David Publishers, 1975.
Shirley Temple Black. _Child Star: An Auobiography._ New York: McGraw-Hill, 1988.
Patsy Guy Hammontree. _Shirley Temple Black: A Bio-Bibliography._ Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1998.ISBN 0313258481
Rita Dubas. _Shirley Temple: A Pictorial History of the World's Greatest Child Star._ New York: Applause Books, 2006.ISBN 1557836728
Personal quotes:
"I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me tosee him in a department store and he asked for my autograph."
Gertrude Temple's advice to her daughter before each scene: "Sparkle,Shirley, sparkle!"
"Any star can be devoured by human adoration, sparkle by sparkle."
"One famous movie executive who shall remain nameless, exposed himselfto me in his office. 'Mr X,' I said, 'I thought you were a producer notan exhibitor'."
Shirley Temple doesn't hurt Shirley Temple Black. Shirley Temple helpsShirley Temple Black. She is thought of as a friend - which I am!
Portrayed in:
The Autograph Hound (1939)
Mickey's Polo Team (1936)
Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story (2001) (TV)
Bojangles (2001) (TV)
"The Simpsons" (1989) {Treehouse of Horror III (#4.5)}
Salary:
Fort Apache (1948): $110,000.00
Interview:
"TV Guide" (USA), 12 May 2001, Vol. 49, Iss. 14, pg. 38-42, by: Janet Weeks, "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"
Cover Photo:
"Photoplay" (USA), June 1947
"Life" (USA), 30 March 1942
Biographical movie:
Hollywood Legends: Elizabeth Taylor and Shirley Temple (2001) (V)
Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story (2001) (TV)
"Biography" (1987) {Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star}
Filmography:
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) Romance
To Oz! The Making of a Classic (2009) (V) Documentary
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (2008) (TV) Documentary
Classified X (1998) (TV) Documentary
12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2006) (TV)
Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (2001) (TV) Biography
"Corazón de..." (1997) {(2006-01-30)}
"Private Screenings" (1996) {Child Stars}
"Biography" (1987) {Buddy Ebsen}
"Biography" (1987) {Child Stars II: Growing Up Hollywood} Documentary
