Shirley Temple

[Sarah G]

Former childhood movie star Shirley Temple has died, her agent confirmed in a statement to ABC News.

She was 85.

Temple -- known in private life as Shirley Temple Black -- died Monday night at her home near San Francisco, surrounded by her family and caregivers, according to the statement.

Temple is best known for her doe-eyed turn in numerous 1930s films, including "Bright Eyes" and "Curly Top," roles that allowed her to showcase a special brand of energy and optimism for a country enduring the Great Depression. She started dancing at age 2 and acting at 3.

By the time she was 5, she was stealing the show. In 1934, she was awarded a special miniature Oscar for her outstanding contribution to the silver screen.

She led the box office for three straight years. A drink was named after her. Children copied her curls. A doll in her likeness became a collector's item.

Eventually, as she aged, her Hollywood popularity declined.

At 17, she married John Agar, but the marriage didn't last.

Her second marriage, to San Francisco businessman Charles Black, endured -- and allowed her to enter the world of politics. She served as a U.S. ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia.

Her survivors include three children, a granddaughter and two great-granddaughters

One of the most beautiful kids I've ever seen and a lot of it was personality.

Sad.

 

[Gracie]

RIP, Shirley.

 

[R.D.]

RIP

 

[BDBoop]

RIP. what a cutie she was, and later a lovely young woman.

 

[strollingbones]

i was shocked.....and saddened...

lets all remember the good ship lollipop

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLLSqpYyPD8]Shirley Temple - On The Good Ship Lollipop.avi - YouTube[/ame]

 

[rightwinger]

i was shocked.....and saddened...

lets all remember the good ship lollipop

Shirley Temple - On The Good Ship Lollipop.avi - YouTube

Love that scene from Bright Eyes. Couldn't do that today. Little girl in a short skirt climbing on the laps of all those men

Also loved the melodrama in that movie. After cheerfully singing "On the Good Ship Lolipop" her mother gets hit by a bus while bringing her a birthday cake

 

[gipper]

Yep...she was great.

Do you libs know she was a REPUBLICAN? AHHHHHHHHHHHH.....UGHHHHHHHHHHHHH...She even worked for your anti-Christ Tricky Dickie Nixon....

Do you HATE her now?

 

[rightwinger]

Yep...she was great.

Do you libs know she was a REPUBLICAN? AHHHHHHHHHHHH.....UGHHHHHHHHHHHHH...She even worked for your anti-Christ Tricky Dickie Nixon....

Do you HATE her now?

So?

 

[Truthseeker420]

RIP Curly Top

 

[BDBoop]

Has he lost his flippin mind? Big deal she was a Republican. So what. She was an amazing woman.

 

[Book of Jeremiah]

She was such a lovely child. I loved her movies. RIP Shirley Temple!

 

[Zoom-boing]

That whole generation is dying off.

 

[Truthseeker420]

Yep...she was great.

Do you libs know she was a REPUBLICAN? AHHHHHHHHHHHH.....UGHHHHHHHHHHHHH...She even worked for your anti-Christ Tricky Dickie Nixon....

Do you HATE her now?

Didn't know that, but that is the best kind of Republican. She didn't let her politics overshadow her art. Ted Nugent could learn a lesson from her.

 

[rdean]

Shirley and one of the most underrated musical comedy stars, George Murphy.

 

[Iceweasel]

Didn't know that, but that is the best kind of Republican. She didn't let her politics overshadow her art. Ted Nugent could learn a lesson from her.

Yes, we can't have the dozen or so celebrities come out as conservative. That tilts the scales too far.

 

[Statistikhengst]

Famed former child actress Shirley Temple dies - CNN.com


RIP, Shirley.

 

[bodecea]

Famed former child actress Shirley Temple dies - CNN.com


RIP, Shirley.

Sad...but honestly I thought she'd passed away in the last 10 years. She did a lot in her life...it was a full one.

 

[Statistikhengst]

Shirley Temple Black, actress and diplomat, dies at 85 - The Washington Post

She was 85.

 

[Statistikhengst]

Iconic child star Shirley Temple Black dies at 85 - TODAY.com


Nice slide show.

 

[Statistikhengst]

Famed former child actress Shirley Temple dies - CNN.com


RIP, Shirley.

Sad...but honestly I thought she'd passed away in the last 10 years. She did a lot in her life...it was a full one.

Indeed.