Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple (1928–2014), later known as Shirley Temple Black, was an American child actress of the 1930s who in adulthood became a respected diplomat. Born in Santa Monica, California, she began appearing in films at the age of three, and her singing of "On the Good Ship Lollipop" in Bright Eyes (1934) helped make her the top box-office star in the country from 1935 to 1938. In 1935 she received a special Juvenile Academy Award, and films such as Curly Top, Heidi and The Little Princess brought cheer to families during the Great Depression. She retired from films in 1950, and her turning point came later in public service: she was a U.S. delegate to the United Nations, ambassador to Ghana, the first woman to serve as U.S. Chief of Protocol, and ambassador to Czechoslovakia. She received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1998.
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Song, Dance and Comedy in Classic Hollywood
Fred Astaire set a new standard for dance on film in musicals such as Top Hat (1935). He co-starred with Bing Crosby in Holiday Inn (1942), the film that introduced the song White Christmas. Crosby and Bob Hope made seven 'Road to' comedies together, and Hope spent decades entertaining American troops overseas. Shirley Temple, the most popular child star of the 1930s, sang and danced in a string of box-office hits and later served as a U.S. ambassador.
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