Lost everything through no fault of her own and shows not a trace of bitterness. Poised, articulate, and charismatic. Wonderful as a child, wonderful now.
I think that Shirley's secret was that her personality was exactly the right one for a child star career. She enjoyed the work, loved to be in the spotlight and was energetic and bubbly enough for the long days and all the people to deal with. That combined with the huge talent she had... And then she was done, and she wanted kids and a career in the real world. So she didn't go mad, she did it right!
Shirley was just a child prodigy, absolutely genius in her dancing, the ease, the lightness of her feet, and the rhythm was impeccable, truly unique and finally a grand lady, God bless her
my grandma use to live on the Reservation in Palm Springs with my great grandfather, an she use to play with Shirley Temple (Shirley Black) when they were little girls.
Shirley Temple was the living manifestation of "classy".. I can't express what a wonderful woman she was in every way. So grateful her awesomeness was shared with, & celebrated, throughout the world. 😊
Gosh, she aged well. She was so beautiful, and what a lovely personality. I was a bit worried the child star I admired so much when I was little would turn out to have not been a nice person in reality, but she seemed lovely.
Very eye opening that she tried to hide from the man producing the Baby Burlesque shows, wow! Money taken fro her was a travesty, but she is not bitter. What an amazing person! Bill Robinson and Shirley Temple did the first bi-racial dance she was such an inspiration to me!
Her story of Arthur Freed is so disgusting & horrid, but when recounting it Shirley Temple Black deals with it in the same peppy & sunny nature that won her generations of fans. She really comes across as a wonderful & inspiring woman in this interview.
Shirley Temple Black even at 60 yrs of age you are still such a beautiful woman ! You have such integrity and you were such a great representative to the USA may you Rest In Peace 🙏🏼❤
Wow, she is such a beautiful soul. Charming, elegant poised and so warm and friendly. Her memory and talent is astonishing! What a delightful woman. She beemed love. Rest in peace
Such a Lady. A Class Act. 1 of a Kind. Talented. Charming. Intelligent. Grounded. Delightful. Full of Grace. Shirley Temple Black. In her own league. Sublime Star. Beloved Always. ❤
Oh my goodness. I love her! She's even adorable as a full grown adult! I am glad she exercised her gifts and talents leaving behind wonderful films and music!
My baby girl was born just three days before Miss Shirley died I I get so many people telling me that the baby looks so much like Miss Shirley more olive skin complected though my little one has a similar beautiful round face a cute dimple by the right side of her mouth area, she loves to jump up and down and dance and sing and what's even more cool she's only two years old and she loves watching Shirley Temple with her mommy ♡♡♡♡ I kind of like to think I have my own little reincarnation version of miss Shirley ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
Wow, my earliest memory was when I was 10 months old so I was surprised to hear Shirley also had this detailed memory going back to 10 months. I could tell by her stories in her book, she had an amazing brain.
Larry didn't seem too convinced, but I knew she was telling the truth because I have a memory from around that age or possibly earlier, as well! She was extremely intelligent and such a wonderful person. RIP Shirley Temple. You were an inspiration.
(guest). "Bless" RU-vid for letting us see so many delightful films of the phenomenal Shirley Temple. My life has turned out rather sad, over all, (now 68, much heartbreak & loss, many years😥), but gems like these do lift your spirits ☺☺☺. Many , many thanks ☺☺☺.
So sorry for ur sadness and whatever happened that caused that. I've been through a lot myself and was molested by my parent at 5 yrs old. I think Shirley really was in denial of her abuse and minimizes it which is not good on so many levels.
I borrowed Child Star from the library. I didn't get to finish it but I got halfway through it and the half that I read was SO damn good!. There were parts in the book where I'd bust out laughing. Her humor shined through in that book. I had to wait 2 weeks before I could borrow it again but then stupid library ended up giving it away. So mad but if anyone can get their hands on it.....GET IT AND READ IT!! :)
I can't believe she was robbed of all her earnings! That was not right, she had worked so hard all those years. Where did the money go? Same thing happened to Judy Garland (she had to sneek out of motels due to not being able to pay) and Mickey Rooney(he had $13,000 at his death) They didn't deserve this...they were Legends! Arthur and LB were sickos!
Martin Sage Who would do that to them? They earned that cash and Shirley was the one who fought the great depression! She never deserved that, either did they.
If any woman could be said to be a role model for little girls it would be Shirley Temple. She was such a strong and confident child all the way to and through womanhood. The story she told about that 'cough' producer at MGM was both shocking and amazing. Shocking that it could have happened to such a big star and a great kid, but amazing that Shirley had so much self confidence that she simply brought the incident up to her mother right away on her way home, not feeling, and rightly so, the least bit ashamed of it. She really didn't seem victimized by the situation what-so-ever. Good for her.
Growing up, my favorite person was my grandmother. In the early 1960s she moved to California from Chicago and every weekend I would stay at her garden apartment. Friday nights we would watch THE SHIRLEY TEMPLE FILM FESTIVAL, quite an event hosted by the grown up Shirley herself dressed in a beautiful gown! My favorite Shirley Temple is not the little tot of her earliest films, but the more grown up child of around 12 years. My favorite ST movie from 1939 is THE LITTLE PRINCESS. It has a dramatic storyline with a heart wrenching, pull out all the stops emotionally satisfying ending to make a grown man cry. Very satisfying, with a great personal appearance by Queen Victoria herself! (O.K., I guess she's an actress.) I am further remembering that at about this time I had to stay in the hospital to have my tonsils removed. As a consolation to this event my grandmother gifted me with a soundtrack album lifting Shirley singing the songs from her old films. Which I played & played...
I absolutely love her, I used to watch all her movies when I was little and was so inspired to do tap. Dance was such a huge part of my life since I was three up until an injury when I was eighteen. She is such a classy lady.
It's amazing to me that she was able to resist what must have been endless lucrative offers to return to film or tv for over 60 years. Even Grace Kelly couldn't resist trying to come back.
My parents & grandparents allowed us and many times encouraged us to watch those Shirley Temple movies.Never had any disparaging remarks at all, this was in the 1970s,Black,I am,will never harm White children or children of any race. We are the Mother and Father that the Ten Commandments says honor.
i loved u shirley temple.. if there is 1 person on earth i would lov to meet its u shirley.. i live in nova scotia im a stroke survivor...this is part of my bucket list to meet shirley temple
I love you ! God bless you !!!! I use to see you on tv,your a great Star indeed you deserve more than you got in all aspects as a Star. you look great now.
