Actress, singer, dancer. She was born on April 23, 1928 in Santa Monica, California, one of three children of George Francis Temple and Gertrude Amelia Krieger. She started dancing at the age of three. She started her career when she was only four years old. No one expected then that this little, charming girl would become such a big star that it would be impossible to cross the street calmly. She was the most “commodified” child in history. Gadgets and accessories with her likeness spread like hot cakes. That’s what Shirley Temple was like.
She made her screen debut as a four-year-old girl
She got her first role in the series “The Baby Burlesques”. There, as a four-year-old, she imitated Marlene Dietrich, but not only. In 1934, she landed a role in her first feature film “Stand Up and Cheer”which immediately became such a hit that the girl was guaranteed cooperation with Fox Productions for the next 7 years. In one of the interviews, she confided that her mother took her to a department store. It must have been around Christmas because she immediately spotted Santa sitting there. However, when he saw her, he started asking for an autograph. It was then that she stopped believing in fairy tales about Santa Claus. She couldn’t walk down the street peacefully. Mugs, hats, dresses, blouses, dolls and others with her likeness brought a lot of money.
It was painted by Salvador Dali in his painting
The girl’s career was gaining momentum. That’s what it’s been like for four years in a row Shirley Temple was the biggest box office star in the world. It was popular in villages and cities. She was loved by children, as well as women and men. Salvador Dali himself immortalized it in his work. In the painting titled “Shirley Temple Youngest Sacred Monster of Modern Cinema”. It was intended as a satirical response to the sexualization of Hollywood’s child stars. This actress starred in a total of 43 films, including “Little Miss Maker”, “Goldilocks Toddler”, “Poor Little Girl”, “Heidi” and “Little Miss Broadway”. At the age of 17, she married 22-year-old John Agar, also an actor. She had two children with him, but they separated after 4 years. Her love turned out to be Charles Black. They were very happy and lived to a ripe old age together.
Shirley Temple has also done something in her life that no other has ever done before. She publicly admitted that she had a mastectomy. Women from all over the world sent her letters and expressions of support. They thanked her for deciding to admit it out loud. On February 10, 2014, she died of obstructive pulmonary disease. The reason was the nicotine addiction, which she carefully hid from everyone for a long time, wanting to take care of her impeccable image. Today she would be 94 years old.
Source: film.interia.pl
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