Shirley Temple was born on April 23, 1928, in Santa Monica, California. She had two brothers who were Jack and George Jr. Shirley's father, George, was a regular teller at a bank in Los Angeles, and her mother, Gertrudis, was the daughter of a jeweler in Chicago.
Shirley Temple was two years old when she developed an interest in music, and at the age of three Temple was trained by her shrewd mother at a dance school for young children called Miglin's, a place frequented by Hollywood scouts. Shirley Temple's mother had a burning desire to see her daughter in a bigger role, and the opportunity presented itself in front of a theater in Santa Monica in 1934. Lyricist Jai Goni, who was writing the patriotic song-and-dance film "Stand Up and Cheer" at the time, was instantly drawn to Shiran, who was humming and skipping on the steps waiting for her mother, and immediately decided to give her a role in the film. The movie was a huge success, and five-year-old Xiu Lan was immediately offered a seven-year contract.
During that year, she acted in eight films at Fox, including "The New Fountain," "Little Angie" and "The Little Lover. Due to her outstanding performances in these films, she was thus among the top 10 stars. At the same time, she won the 7th Academy Award for special gold statuettes.
In 1935, Shiran starred in three more hit films, including "The Little Rebel," which showed her carrying a gun into battle. President Roosevelt invited her to be a guest at the White House, and she mischievously threw a small rock she had brought with her at the first lady's back. "See I can still shoot!" She warned everyone. It was also the year that a boyish Shirley Temple left hand and foot prints on the concrete in front of the Chinese Theater and the words, "I love you all!"
By the time she was 10 years old in 1938, Shirley was already America's most box-office star. Her singing, dancing and bright smile endeared her to countless people, and the "Shiran Doll" toy was an integral part of every girl's childhood.By 1939, Shiran was earning more than $120,000, plus $200,000 in bonuses, at a time when tickets cost only 15 cents. But in that year, 20th Century Fox, with which she was signed, repeatedly refused to MGM's request to borrow her to star in The Wizard of Oz, and instead arranged for her to perform in The Little Orphan Girl. In fact, at that time, she was already gradually out of childishness, fully capable of playing this role, just Fox is really reluctant to let go of this money tree, the results into another Hollywood child star Judy Garland. Instead Shiran's curves in her hair have been replaced by curves in her figure because of her development in "Little Orphan Girl," and audiences can't accept the reality that their favorite little baby has grown up.
Entering the early 1940s Temple's charisma was wearing thin and she herself was becoming bored with acting. at 15 she met the brother of a high school girl friend, 22-year-old airman John Agar. They married two years later. Shiran was still acting in movies, but by this time she had come to value taking care of her family more than Hollywood. Who knew that Agar was going against the grain; he was instead working toward becoming an actor. This decision shocked Shiran, who was even more intolerant of Agar's drinking habit, which had led to numerous arrests for driving under the influence, and in 1950, two years after the birth of their daughter Susan, they decided to split up.
Shiran soon met Charles Black, a graduate of Stanford and Harvard, in Hawaii. To her relief, Charles had never seen a movie she starred in. To be discreet, she asked an old friend, FBI Director Hoover, to do some research on her behalf. "I didn't want to take another hit," she said, "and fortunately, they said Charles was as unadulterated as applesauce."
They were married on Dec. 16, 1950. Shuran, who had already been in show business for 19 years, officially decided to quit, and she hasn't been in a movie since. She and Charles had two children from their marriage, Lois and Charles Jr.
Shirley Temple hosted a number of reminiscent television programs about her and her films in the fifties; in the sixties, Shirley Temple made a political comeback as a **** and party spokeswoman, entered the political arena, and became an active politician. She served as a delegate to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, and in 1974 was U.S. Ambassador to Ghana for two years. She recalls this time as one of the happiest in her life. Two years later she became President Ford's Chief of Protocol, becoming the first American woman to hold that position. Shirley Temple visited China in April 1977.
Shirley Temple is a legend of a special era in the history of cinema, and the curiosity she has won in every country is unmatched by anyone else.
Now in her twilight years, Shirley Temple loved gardening, horseback riding, a menagerie of cats and dogs, golf and collecting memorabilia and films about her life as a pastime. She once told her moviegoers, "I hope that the masses of people who love Shirley Temple will not imagine her as a middle-aged woman who still thinks she is a child prodigy, but rather as a wife and mother who found the time and enthusiasm to cultivate new interests and embark on new careers, such as a political career and a career in diplomacy. I still have fond memories of this vivid experience of being able to become a 'superstar' in Hollywood as a child, and I feel that I am an accomplished and happy woman, and naturally, a lucky one." Shirley Temple has always been proud of her past. It was just recently that she said, "If I could live my life all over again, I would not change a thing about my life."
BOOK
"Heidi":
Shirley Temple plays little Heidi in this popular children's novel, and when her aunt tires of raising her, the orphaned child is sent to her unfriendly grandfather, who lives in seclusion in the mountains of Switzerland. The grandfather begins to slowly fall in love with his granddaughter, but the aunt comes back to pick up Heidi and sells her to a rich man's ailing daughter for companionship. companion of a rich man's sick daughter. Despite being bullied by a vicious governess, Heidi wins the family's affection and never gives up on returning to her own grandfather.
"Our Little Girl":
When Shirley Temple's neglected little girl runs away from home, you feel for her. If only Mr. Middleton, a doctor and scientist, had spent more time with her wife, young daughter Molly, it would have been an enviable happy family. When the gap between the couple grows so wide that the two are ready to divorce, Molly runs away from home, making the family realize how dull the home will be without her.
"Ripples":
Shirley Temple stars in this laugh-out-loud musical comedy, in which the curly-haired little girl sings and dances her way from poverty to stardom. Always cheerful and lively, young Shirley earns money by singing, and her thieving grandfather works as a pickpocket for the crowds drawn to Shirley's songs. When Su-ran is adopted by a nursemaid, her talent is discovered by the nursemaid's nephew, who asks Su-ran to play Ava in his upcoming play, "Uncle Tom's Cabin." In this play, Shiran is about to bring you beautiful songs and delightful moments.
"Stowaway":
Singing, dancing and even speaking fluent Mandarin, Shirley Temple plays a lost child in this exciting musical adventure. When Qingqing's (Showland) missionary guard is killed by a Chinese gangster, she must defend herself on the streets of Shanghai. One day, she takes refuge in the trunk of a car from the rain and wakes up to find herself on a ship making its way to the United States. The owner of the car grows fond of the lovely lost child and proposes to temporarily marry another passenger, a young lady, in order to provide her with a warm home and a family of three. But when the two of them get into an argument and are about to get a divorce, Qingqing makes them realize that they do love each other.
Poor Rich Girl:
Alice Fitch, Jack Haley and Shirley Temple star together in this moving musical. Thinking of their young daughter Barbara (Shirley) as a school-age girl, the wealthy serial producer is surprised to find her daughter in a radio show. They become radio stars after a successful audition for another series production company. That's when Barbara's father realizes that his daughter will be a great asset to his competition.
"Willie Winkie":
Shirley Temple stars in this family drama based on the best-selling novel by Rudyard Kipling. The play is full of comedy and romance. Willie Winkie is considered her most entertaining movie. Taken to India by her mother, the young girl (Temple) gradually wins the affection of her grandfather, who is a colonel in a British Army outpost. Soon she wins the favor not only of her grandfather's entire regiment of soldiers, but also of his enemy's troops, thus using her wits to stop a massive war.
"Little Rebels":
Shirley Temple plays the role of a likable war heroine in this play, which is full of humorous fun and a song-and-dance duet with Bill Robinson. Fergie (Temple), the young daughter of an Allied soldier, inadvertently causes her father to be captured while sneaking across enemy territory to visit his sick wife. When Fodger learns that her father and another well-meaning Northern officer have been pronounced dead, she immediately decides to have a little talk with President Lincoln.
The Little Colonel:
Junior Colonel Lauder's maternal grandfather was a colonel in the Confederate Army, and because her mother fell in love with a Yankee, the old colonel disowned the daughter. Six years later, the young colonel and her mother arrive at her grandfather's house, where they are at first ignored, but the young colonel finally makes the colonel's anger go away and helps the family survive another disaster.
CAPTAIN JANUARY:
Shirley Temple has lived with Captain January since she was rescued from a shipwreck as a baby, and her singing and dancing have won her the favor of everyone, but their happily-ever-after is shattered when the town's new official tries to take her away and throw her into charity. One of the most heartwarming moments in the movie is Temple's "Codfish Ballad" and the crowd's tap dance.
Bright Eyes:
This was Shirley Temple's first film, and Bright Eyes was the movie that made her a minor celebrity and a household name. Shirley is the baby of a group of pilots who take turns living with her father's best friend, Pilot Lupo, and her mother, who works as a maid for a selfish, wealthy family. But when unfortunate events suddenly occur that leave Soo Ran an orphan, Lupo volunteers to adopt Soo Ran, and eventually learns that he's not the only one who wants to adopt this sweet little angel.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm:
Eight-year-old Rebecca is very confident and a talented performer. She becomes "Little Miss America" in a national competition, but when her aunt objects to her entering show business and her stepfather often forgets about her for his own sake, she overcomes the obstacles and sings and dances with joy.
"Miss Broadway":
Showland Temple takes the lead in this entertaining musical, with George Murphy and Jamie Durrant making guest tap-dancing appearances. Shirley plays Betsy, a child adopted by a kindly innkeeper. This innkeeper rents a house to the performers. The innkeeper complains to her that his noise is bothering the tenants and threatens to close the inn and send Baeksie back to the orphanage. The best parts of the movie are Shirley Temple's "We Should Be Together" song and the tap dance with George Murphy to "Be Optimistic.
"Baby's Thanks":
Shirley's father, Eddie, was once in jail for stealing, and Eddie is free to reform, but the sheriff, Wilbur, sticks to his principle: once a thief, always a thief. Around ...... a comical scene to the movie to bring greater attraction, more popular with the audience.
The Young Ones:
Beniohla died and gave his youngest daughter to his best friends, Joe and Kitty, to raise, little Wendy inherited the advantages of her parents' performing genius, bringing endless songs and laughter to the people, Joe and Kitty in order to fulfill the best friend's dying wish to give the little Wendy a warm home, the end of the performing career, to the stone city where they are completely new to the world, but the people are not welcome! Their arrival, unpleasant things keep happening ...... Little Wendy's cute and loving finally touched the people of Stone Town.
The Blue Mockingbird:
During the war, Maidie and Titty dreamed of a happy and free life, and Fairy Bellew told them there was a blue bird that could bring happiness to people, so they secretly left home and embarked on a journey to find the "Happy Bird," and finally realized that it was right next to them, without having to go far away. So they secretly ran away from home and embarked on a journey to find the "Happy Bird", and finally realized that it was right beside them and they didn't need to look for it far away.
The Little Princess:
This movie is about Captain Crewe, who is ordered to go to South Africa to fight, and his young daughter Sarah, who has no mother, and has to be fostered in an aristocratic school, where the principal learns that they were born into a prestigious family, and treats them like children of the aristocracy. As time passes, lists of the dead come in from the front from time to time, and one day Captain Crewe's name appears on the newspaper's list of the missing, so he can no longer pay the expensive tuition fees, and the school throws Sarah out of her original room, and with tears in her eyes, Sarah starts to work as a small maid. But she always believed that her father would not leave her, every day to take the time to run to the hospital to find her father, her true feelings touched the Queen of England, also touched God, the miracle finally appeared. This is an educational and very touching movie, please recommend it to your good friends...and to families concerned about their children's education. Created by Liu Hongping.