Shirley Temple

:For the cocktail named after this person, see Shirley Temple cocktail.

Film career

Born in Santa Monica, California, she starred in over 40 films during the 1930s. Even at the age of five, the hallmark of her acting work was her professionalism: lines memorized and dance steps prepared. Her innate talent, her ability to convincingly cry on-cue and this professionalism, as well as the quality and optimism of her early output, lead to an astounding overall output throughout the 1930's. For her performance in Bright Eyes, she won a special Academy Award in 1935 and it is noted in the Guinness Book of Records, citing her as the youngest person ever to do so. It was in that film that she sang "On the Good Ship Lollipop". By then, she was a top box-office attraction and a household name, and even now, enjoys the continuing popularity of many of her films, especially among young girls.

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Santa Monica, California - 1930s - Bright Eyes - Academy Award - Guinness Book of Records - On the Good Ship Lollipop

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The role of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, played by Judy Garland, was originally intended for her.

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The Wizard of Oz - Judy Garland

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Temple retired from film acting in her early twenties after appearing in successful films such as Since You Went Away, Fort Apache (with her then-husband, John Agar, in the cast), and The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer. She also appeared occasionally on television.

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Since You Went Away - Fort Apache - John Agar - The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

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