Shirley Temple

Birthday: April 23, 1928 in Santa Monica, California, USA

Birth Name: Shirley Jane Temple

Height: 157 cm

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 her films and they ultimately bought millions of dollars' worth of products that had her likeness on them. Dolls, phonograph records, mugs, hats, dresses, whatever it was, if it had her picture on there they bought it. Shirley was box-office champion for the consecutive years 1935-36-37-38, beating out such great grown-up stars as Clark Gable, Bing Crosby, Robert Taylor, Gary Cooper and Joan Crawford. By 1939, her popularity declined. Although she starred in some very good movies like Depuis ton départ (1944) and the Deux soeurs vivaient en paix (1947), her career was nearing its end. Later, she served as an ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia. It was once guessed that she had more than 50 golden curls on her head. Show less «

I was so short that I became an expert in belts and shoes and people's hands and handbags. I learned...Show more »

I was so short that I became an expert in belts and shoes and people's hands and handbags. I learned that I liked the working crew the most, more than the stars. I liked the guys that I worked with very, very much. It was my extended family. The crew worked on almost all of my films. We had a marvelous time. I had a "Shirley Temple Police Force" and all of the crowd and various celebrities I would have join my force. I was very careful that they kept their badges polished, and if they lost them there was a big fine. If they gave them away, there was a bigger fine. We had just so much fun. I teased them a lot, too, particularly the cameramen, who had a lot of trouble with me. Show less «

Shirley Temple doesn't hurt Shirley Temple Black. Shirley Temple helps Shirley Temple Black. She is ...Show more »

Shirley Temple doesn't hurt Shirley Temple Black. Shirley Temple helps Shirley Temple Black. She is thought of as a friend--which I am! Show less «

One famous movie executive who shall remain nameless, exposed himself to me in his office. "Mr X", I...Show more »

One famous movie executive who shall remain nameless, exposed himself to me in his office. "Mr X", I said, "I thought you were a producer, not an exhibitor". Show less «

I'm not too proud of the movies I made as a grownup except for That Hagen Girl (1947), which nobody ...Show more »

I'm not too proud of the movies I made as a grownup except for That Hagen Girl (1947), which nobody remembers but which gave me a chance to act. Show less «

We would have to invent the U.N if we did not have it, which is not an original thought.

Sunnybrook Farm is now a parking lot; the petticoats are in the garbage can, where they belong in th...Show more »

Sunnybrook Farm is now a parking lot; the petticoats are in the garbage can, where they belong in the modern world; and I detest censorship. Show less «

I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store a...Show more »

I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph. Show less «

I ran for Congress just once.

[on her adult experiences as a former child star] I do get pinched a lot. Mostly it's women, my peer...Show more »

[on her adult experiences as a former child star] I do get pinched a lot. Mostly it's women, my peer group and even older than I am, and I'm old. They tend to want to touch. If I go on a tour I'll get pinched on the arm, the back, the cheeks, the chin. They say, "You're so cute", or "You were so cute". Then they hang on, and I come home black and blue. It's a hazard. Show less «

When I saw work shoes I would know that that person worked. I was very worried about people with shi...Show more »

When I saw work shoes I would know that that person worked. I was very worried about people with shiny, pointed shoes as a child. Show less «

Good luck needs no explanation.

I work a 17-hour day, and I'm personally responsible for 108 staff members in the embassy.

When I was 14, I was the oldest I ever was. I've been getting younger ever since.

[to the Screen Actors Guild' in 2005] I've been blessed with three wonderful careers--motion picture...Show more »

[to the Screen Actors Guild' in 2005] I've been blessed with three wonderful careers--motion pictures and television, wife, mother and grandmother, and diplomatic services for the United States government. I have one piece of advice for those of you who want to receive the "Lifetime Achievement Award". Start early. Show less «

Any star can be devoured by human adoration, sparkle by sparkle.

I class myself with Rin Tin Tin. People in the Depression wanted something to cheer them up, and the...Show more »

I class myself with Rin Tin Tin. People in the Depression wanted something to cheer them up, and they fell in love with a dog and a little girl. Show less «

Shirley Temple

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