On screen Shirley Temple had the wondrous ability to radiate sheer happiness, she was everything Depression-era parents wanted their children to be. She was the star of more that forty motion pictures, and even president Theodore Roosevelt praised her "infectious optimism." She began as a contract player for a movie studio, Baby Burlesque, but less that one year later she graduated to a full-blown star with one picture, Stand Up and Cheer which was released in 1934. Before her twelfth birthday, she received a special Academy Award for her performance in

Bright Eyes and became a unique symbol for American movies and a joyous tonic for a nation greatly troubled by the Great Depression. Bright Eyes was the opportunity that gave Shirley a full dimensional character to demonstrate her dramatic gifts alongside her sing-and-dance abilities. It solidified the formula that would serve her well in future roles: ragamuffin clothes, parents in peril, boundless optimism, and the unca!

nny ability to melt the hardest of adult hearts. It also introduced the famous song "On the Good Ship Lollipop" that sold half a million copies.

For most of the 20th Century, she has been this country's little princess as she continues to captivate generation after generation when her films are shown on television or videotape. As a child she gave us immeasurable joy and hope that embodied the American spirit through her song and dance. As an adult, Shirley Temple Black continued t

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