The world has lost one of its cinematic treasures. Shirley Temple has passed away, she was 85. Temple, known in her private life as Shirley Temple Black, was the first big child star giving Americans something to be cheerful about in the midst the Great Depression. Temple helped save 20th Century Fox from bankruptcy with such films as Stand Up and Cheer!, Baby Take a Bow, and Bright Eyes in which she sang her iconic "On the Good Ship Lollipop." She was in many movies with stars who should have been bigger than her, but she managed to outshine them all with her charisma and just downright cuteness, but she was also a talented actress and dancer. In her adulthood, after Hollywood, she became involved with politics, and was U.S. ambassador to Czechoslovakia during George H.W. Bush's term. Shirley was married to her husband Charles Black for 50 years, until his death in 2005, together they had two children, Lori and Charles. Shirley had daughter Susan from her first marriage to John Agar. Our thoughts and prayers are with Shirley's family and friends. She will be missed greatly.
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