Shirley Temple, Iconic Hollywood Child Star: A Video Tribute

The legendary child star Shirley Temple is dead at age 85. The incomparable Hollywood icon of the Depression Era 1930s has left behind a one of a kind cinematic legacy. Relieve it as America’s Sweetheart is remembered. Shirley Temple’s death was confirmed by her publicist. The family issued a statement in tribute to “salute her for a life of remarkable achievements as an actor, as a diplomat, and most importantly as our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and adored wife of fifty-five years of the late and much missed Charles Alden Black.” Known later in life by her married name, Shirley Temple Black, she left Hollywood, retiring at age 22 and went on to pursue yet another trailblazing career as a diplomat and a U.S. Ambassador. Others remember her with admiration as a breast cancer survivor who is heralded for her bravery in going public with details of her cancer battle in the early 1970s when it was still virtually a taboo subject. But most of all, we remember Shirley Temple as the eternal child who sang such iconic songs as ‘On the Good Ship Lollipop’ and danced so beautifully notably alongside black actor and tap dancing legend Bill ?Bojangles? Robinson, [...]

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