RIP Shirley Temple

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Born Apr. 23, 1928, in Santa Monica, Calif., Temple got her start in show business at age 3, performing in a series of one-reel spoofs called Baby Burlesks for $10 per day. Six years later, 20th Century Fox signed the curly-haired cutie to a seven-year contract that paid her $150 per week. Within months, her salary was increased to $1,250 a week. The movie Bright Eyes was created with Temple in mind, and the film featured her now signature song, "On the Good Ship Lollipop." Temple went on to star in many more family-friendly films, including Baby Take a Bow, Curly Top, Heidi and Stand Up and Cheer!.

Between 1935 and 1938, Temple was America's top box-office draw, and was often credited with saving 20th Century Fox from bankruptcy. The actress won a special Academy Award in early 1935 for her "outstanding contribution to screen entertainment" in the year prior. At the height of Temple's fame, President Franklin D. Roosevelt called her "Little Miss Miracle" for raising the nation's morale during the depression era. "As long as our country has Shirley Temple," he said, "we will be all right."

Temple has a drink named after her, a non-alcoholic cocktail blend of ginger ale and grenadine, topped with a maraschino cherry. The star's popularity waned in her teens, and she retired from films at 21.

http://www.eonline.com/news/509499/shirley-temple-dead-at-85

Admit it, some of you already thought she was dead.

 

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