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Shirley Temple Black, one of the most well known child stars in Hollywood, died at 85 on Monday night in her Woodside, California home. Her publicist, Cheryl Kagan, said that Temple Black died of natural causes and was surrounded by family and caregivers.
Temple Black’s list of films and roles is extensive; she began acting at age 3, earning a salary of $50,000 per movie by age 10. Best known for her curled ringlets and perfect dimples, her films were never complete without a song or her tap dancing. Many people are sure to remember the song, “Animal Crackers in My Soup” from Curly Top and “On The Good Ship Lollipop” from Bright Eyes.
Shirley Temple Black’s movies of a strong-willed and endearing young girl gave many Americans suffering from the Great Depression an experience of uplifting moments that daily life lacked.
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Even after retiring from her acting career at age 22, she began to work as a foreign diplomat. Serving as U.S. delegation to the United Nations from 1969 to 1974, she was U.S. ambassador to Ghana from 1974 to 1976 and U.S. ambassador to Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992.
In 1972. Temple Black was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a radical mastectomy. After receiving the operation and successfully battling cancer, she became one of the first influential women to speak openly about breast cancer.
A remembrance guestbook will be set up at www.shirleytemple.com.
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