Shirley Temple Black (born
Shirley Jane Temple; April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014
[1]) was an American film and television actress, singer, dancer, and one-time
U.S. ambassador to Ghana and
Czechoslovakia. She also served as
Chief of Protocol of the United States, 1976–1977.
Temple began her film career in 1932 at the age of three and, in 1934, found international fame in
Bright Eyes, a feature film designed specifically for her talents. She received a special
Juvenile Academy Award in February 1935 for her outstanding contribution as a juvenile performer to motion pictures during 1934, and film hits such as
Curly Top and
Heidi followed year after year during the mid-to-late 1930s. Licensed merchandise that capitalized on her wholesome image included dolls, dishes, and clothing. Her box office popularity waned as she reached adolescence, and she left the film industry in her teens.
[2] She appeared in a few films of varying quality in her mid-to-late teens, and retired completely from films in 1950 at the age of 22. She was the top box-office draw four years in a row (1935–38) in a
Motion Picture Herald poll.
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Temple returned to show business in 1958 with a two-season television anthology series of fairy tale adaptations. She made guest appearances on television shows in the early 1960s and filmed a
sitcom pilot that was never released. She sat on the boards of corporations and organizations including
The Walt Disney Company,
Del Monte Foods, and the
National Wildlife Federation. In 1967, she ran unsuccessfully for
United States Congress, and was appointed
United States Ambassador to
Ghana in 1974 and to
Czechoslovakia in 1989. In 1988, she published her autobiography,
Child Star. Temple was the recipient of awards and honors including
Kennedy Center Honors and a
Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.
Temple ranks 18th on the
American Film Institute's
list of the greatest female American screen legends of all time.
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