Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928), known for most of her adult life by her married name, Shirley Temple Black, is an actress, singer, and tap dancer, who is best known for being an iconic American child actress of the 1930s. After her film achievements she began a notable career as a diplomat. Temple rose to fame at the age of six in Bright Eyes in 1934, and subsequently starred in a series of films which won her positive critical acclaim and saw her become the top grossing star at the American box-office during the height of the Great Depression. In later life she became a politician and a diplomat representing the United States, including appointments as U.S. Ambassador to Ghana and to Czechoslovakia, but she is currently retired from public life. In 1935, Shirley Temple received a special miniature Academy Award Oscar "in grateful recognition of her outstanding contribution to screen entertainment during the year 1934." She also received Kennedy Center Honors in 1998, and was presented with a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2006. (via Wikipedia)

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About Shirley Temple

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Spouse: (1950 – 2005, his death)
Charles Alden Black
(1945 – 1950, divorce)
John Agar

Occupation: Actress, dancer, singer, diplomat

Name: Shirley Temple

Years Active: 1931 – 1961 (performer)
1967 – present (politics)

Name At Birth: Shirley Jane Temple

Also Known As: Shirley Temple Black

Birth Date: Apr 23, 1928

Website: http://www.shirleytemple.com

Location: , U.S.

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