The name of the little girl Shirley Temple is listed in the Guinness Book of Records. The popularity of this child in the early thirties of the last century could envy the venerable stars of Hollywood.
Shirley Temple was born on April 23, 1928 in Santa Monica, California. The girl really looked like a little curly angel from the picture, and the parents decided that she was destined to become a princess of the screen.
At the age of three, this angel was already in full swing tap dancing at dance school, where it was noticed by Hollywood producer Jack Hayes, who was looking for small actors for the series Baby Burlesk. She successfully passed the casting, and after filming in the series on the girl “put an eye” company “Fox”.
Incredibly, Shirley at that time literally saved the film company from ruin. It was the hard times of the Great Depression, Fox was on the verge of bankruptcy, and the film “Get Up and Say Hello” with the participation of a curly miracle child was just a saving straw for the film studio. The crowds came to see the living angel.
Up to six years, the baby starred in the films Dimples, Shining Eyes, Polly Tix from Washington, Poor Little Rich Woman, Curly Head, Little Colonel, Willie Winky,
"Heidi" She became the youngest Oscar winner. In her popularity, she managed to bypass even such stars as Clark Gable and Harry Cooper, her photos with charming dimples decorated tables and walls in many American families.
But the years went by, and in 1940, something happened that had to happen sooner or later. For the role in the film “The Wizard of Oz”, where Shirley was supposed to star, another little beauty was eventually selected. Shirley went to school and began to lead a normal lifestyle for all children. Over time, she turned into a very pretty girl and returned to cinema.
In 1945, Shirley married John Agar, gave birth to a daughter and starred in Fort Apache alongside the famous Henry Fonda. After the divorce with her first husband, Temp remarried, gave birth to two more children and began to appear on the screens in the TV show “Shirley Temple Theater” and “The Book of Tales of Shirley Temple”.
Since 1967, Shirley has been active in the political life of the country, serving as an ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia, as well as a delegate to the United Nations. At a gala show in 2006 in Los Angeles, the actress was awarded an honorary award by the American Actors Guild.