History Creator / ShirleyTemple

Temple lent her name to a popular non-alcoholic cocktail, usually served to children, made with ginger ale[[note]]or lemon-lime soda or lemonade or orange juice or any combination thereof[[/note]] and a splash of grenadine syrup to give it the characteristic pink color, garnished with a maraschino cherry and sometimes oranges or other citrus fruits. The drink was traditionally held to have been invented for the express purpose of being served to her during her peak years (i.e. when she was a minor). Even though this drink is popular with children, ironically, Shirley Temple hated the drink for being too sweet, and in her adult years Temple (having been served them as her drink order by bartenders the world over) professed not to be a fan at all, actually hating them. [[NeverHeardThatOneBefore Of being served her namesake drink]] ''or'' of the "saccharine sweet, icky" taste. (That the drink named for her had the exact same qualities as her movies seems especially appropriate.)

For some reason, any character based on her is nearly always a SpoiledBrat despite Shirley not really being prone to misbehaving in films or real life. Her mother wanted her to be cast in bratty or snarky roles, but the closest she ever got was Mytyl in ''Theatre/TheBlueBird''. She was, however, chided by her mother for being "brattish" in 1938 when she [[BratsWithSlingshots hit Eleanor Roosevelt in the rear with a slingshot.]] Her own preference would have been ActionGirl roles.

A triple threat at age ten, Temple was most often paired with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, one of the few times that a black male actor got a free pass during the days of UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode (which didn't allow interracial pairings). You'd be hard-pressed to find a more winning picture of ValuesDissonance than these two. Temple and Robinson became close friends and were considered something of a DreamTeam in their day, yet the on-screen relationship was [[UncleTomfoolery clearly not an equal one]]. Dynamic duo or capitalist tools? Your mileage may vary. Poor Shirley also had a memorable {{blackface}} scene in ''The Littlest Rebel'', a film which manages to out-cringe even [[Creator/AlJolson Al "My Mammy in Alabammy" Jolson]]'s ''Film/TheJazzSinger'' for its offensiveness to modern sensibilities.

A triple threat at age ten, Temple was most often paired with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, one of the few times that a black male actor got a free pass during the days of UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode (which didn't allow interracial pairings). You'd be hard-pressed to find a more winning picture of ValuesDissonance than these two. Temple and Robinson became close friends and were considered something of a DreamTeam in their day, yet the on-screen relationship was [[UncleTomfoolery clearly not an equal one]]. Dynamic duo or capitalist tools? Your mileage may vary. Poor Shirley also had a memorable {{blackface}} scene in ''The Littlest Rebel'', a film which manages to out-cringe even [[Creator/AlJolson Al "My Mammy in Alabammy" Jolson]] for its offensiveness to modern sensibilities.

A triple threat at age ten, Temple was most often paired with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, one of the few times that a black male actor got a free pass during the days of UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode (which didn't allow interracial pairings). You'd be hard-pressed to find a more winning picture of ValuesDissonance than these two. Temple and Robinson became close friends and were considered something of a DreamTeam in their day, yet the on-screen relationship was [[UncleTomfoolery clearly not an equal one]]. Dynamic duo or capitalist tools? Your mileage may vary. Poor Shirley also had a memorable blackface scene in ''The Littlest Rebel'', a film which manages to out-cringe even Al "My Mammy in Alabammy" Jolson, one of her contemporaries.

While Temple was very popular during the desperate times of TheGreatDepression, her brand of sugary goop is likely to cause [[TastesLikeDiabetes diabetic overload]] for viewers today. Her specialty: tap-dancing orphans who strike it rich. (Rarely do her characters' parents actually die onscreen as in ''Bright Eyes'', which is [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids ironically one of her darker films]] despite introducing her iconic song "On the Good Ship Lollipop".) Expect a [[TheCasanova suave man about town]], a [[EvilMatriarch lemon-faced aunt]], and a CoolTeacher to also make an appearance in one of her films. So successful was the formula that Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox changed the title character of Creator/RudyardKipling's ''Wee Willie Winkie'' [[GenderFlip to a girl]] just so they could cast her in the lead for their film adaptation.

A triple threat at age ten, Temple was most often paired with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, one of the few times that a black man got a free pass during the days of UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode (which didn't allow interracial pairings). You'd be hard-pressed to find a more winning picture of ValuesDissonance than these two. Temple and Robinson became close friends and were considered something of a DreamTeam in their day, yet the on-screen relationship was [[UncleTomfoolery clearly not an equal one]]. Dynamic duo or capitalist tools? Your mileage may vary. Poor Shirley also had a memorable blackface scene in ''The Littlest Rebel'', a film which manages to out-cringe even Al "My Mammy in Alabammy" Jolson, one of her contemporaries.

A triple threat at age ten, she was most often paired with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, one of the few times that a black man got a free pass during the days of UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode (which didn't allow interracial pairings). You'd be hard-pressed to find a more winning picture of ValuesDissonance than these two. Temple and Robinson became close friends and were considered something of a DreamTeam in their day, yet the on-screen relationship was [[UncleTomfoolery clearly not an equal one]]. Dynamic duo or capitalist tools? Your mileage may vary. Poor Shirley also had a memorable blackface scene in ''The Littlest Rebel'', a film which manages to out-cringe even Al "My Mammy in Alabammy" Jolson, one of her contemporaries.

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Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple; April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) was one of the most famous child actors in film history. During UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood, she was the top box-office draw for four straight years (1935-38), a record no other child star has come close to challenging.

Her specialty: tap dancing orphans who strike it rich. Rarely do her parents actually die onscreen as in ''Bright Eyes'', which is [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids ironically one of her darker films]] despite the "Good Ship Lollipop" song. She was very popular during the desperate times of TheGreatDepression, but her brand of sugary goop is likely to cause [[TastesLikeDiabetes diabetic overload]] today. So successful was the formula that 20th Century-Fox changed the titular character from Rudyard Kipling's ''Wee Willie Winkie'' [[GenderFlip to a girl.]] Expect a [[TheCasanova suave man about town]], a [[EvilMatriarch lemon-faced aunt]], and a CoolTeacher to also make an appearance.

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Shirley Temple Black (April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) was one of the most famous child actors in film history. She was the top box office draw for four straight years, 1935-38, a record no other child star has come close to.

->''"I've been blessed with three wonderful careers: motion pictures and television, wife, mother and grandmother...and diplomatic services for the United States government."''

Her specialty: tap dancing orphans who strike it rich. Rarely do her parents actually die onscreen as in ''Bright Eyes'', which is [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids ironically one of her darker films]] despite the "Good Ship Lollipop" song. She was very popular during the desperate times of TheGreatDepression, but her brand of sugary goop is likely to cause [[TastesLikeDiabetes Diabetic overload]] today. So successful was the formula that 20th Century-Fox changed the titular character from Rudyard Kipling's ''Wee Willie Winkie'' [[GenderFlip to a girl.]] Expect a [[TheCasanova suave man about town]], a [[EvilMatriarch lemon-faced aunt]], and a CoolTeacher to also make an appearance.

A triple threat at age ten, she was most often paired with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, one of the few times that a black man got a free pass during the days of UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode (which didn't allow interracial pairings). You'd be hard-pressed to find a more winning picture of {{values dissonance}} than these two. Temple and Robinson became close friends and were considered something of a DreamTeam in their day, yet the on-screen relationship was [[UncleTomfoolery clearly not an equal one]]. Dynamic duo or capitalist tools? Your mileage may vary. Poor Shirley also had a memorable blackface scene in ''The Littlest Rebel'', a film which manages to out-cringe even Al "My Mammy in Alabammy" Jolson, one of her contemporaries.

She became Shirley Temple Black in 1950, when she married businessman Charles Alden Black. They remained married until his death in 2005.

For some reason, characters based on her tend to be {{Spoiled Brat}}s, despite Shirley not really being prone to misbehaving in films or real life. Her mother wanted her to be cast in bratty or snarky roles, but the closest she ever got was Mytyl in ''Theatre/TheBlueBird''. She was, however, chided by her mother for being "brattish" in 1938 when she [[BratsWithSlingshots hit Eleanor Roosevelt in the rear with a slingshot.]] Her own preference would have been ActionGirl roles.

* ''{{Film/Dimples}}'' (1936)

* IfItTastesBadItMustBeGoodForYou: In ''Poor Little Rich Girl'', Temple's character, Barbara, is forced to eat spinach, and says something along the lines of this. Barbara even performs a song on the radio based around this.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Shirley Temple's characters are usually the ones who make the villains have [[CareBearStare a change of heart]], because she is so innocent and well meaning. See: the ode to Shirley in ''Curly Top'':

Shirley Temple Black (April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) was arguably the most famous child actress in film history. She was the top box office draw for four straight years, 1935-38, a record no other child star has come close to.

Shirley Temple Black (April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) was arguably the most famous female child actor in film history. She was the top box office draw for four straight years, 1935-38, a record no other child star has come close to.

Shirley Temple Black (April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) was arguably the most famous child actress in film history. She was the top box office draw for four straight years, 1935-38, a record no other child star has come close to.

!!This actress provides examples of:

* ''Film/Stowaway1936''

In later years, she talked about the child abuse that occurred on the set of the ''Baby Burlesk'' short films: misbehaving children would be locked in a cupboard with a big block of ice, and left to freeze. When she was 12 (and considered for the part of Dorothy in ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''), an MGM producer exposed himself to her in his office; [[ChildrenAreInnocent not knowing]] what was going on, she just laughed. When she told her mother about the incident, it was decided that Fox wouldn't loan her to MGM and the role went to Creator/JudyGarland.

Her specialty: tap dancing orphans who strike it rich. Rarely do her parents actually die onscreen as in ''Bright Eyes'', which is [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids ironically one of her darker films]] despite the "Good Ship Lollipop" song. She was very popular during the desperate times of TheGreatDepression, but her brand of sugary goop is likely to cause [[TastesLikeDiabetes Diabetic overload]] today. So successful was the formula that 20th Century Fox changed the titular character from Rudyard Kipling's ''Wee Willie Winkie'' [[GenderFlip to a girl.]] Expect a [[TheCasanova suave man about town]], a [[EvilMatriarch lemon-faced aunt]], and a CoolTeacher to also make an appearance.

* ''Film/{{Stowaway1936}}''

* ''Film/{{Stowaway}}'' (1936)

A triple threat at age ten, she was most often paired with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, one of the few times that a black man got a free pass during the days of UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode (which didn't allow interracial pairings). You'd be hard-pressed to find a more winning picture of {{values dissonance}} than these two. Temple and Robinson became close friends and were considered something of a DreamTeam in their day, yet the on-screen relationship was [[UncleTomfoolery clearly not an equal one]]. Dynamic duo or capitalist tools? Your mileage may very. Poor Shirley also had a memorable blackface scene in the ''The Littlest Rebel'', a film which manages to out-cringe even Al "My Mammy in Alabammy" Jolson, one of her contemporaries.

Her specialty: tap dancing orphans who strike it rich. Rarely do her parents actually die onscreen as in ''Bright Eyes'', which is [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids ironically one of her darker films]] despite the "Good Ship Lollipop" song. She was very popular during the desperate times of TheGreatDepression, but her brand of sugary goop is likely to cause [[TastesLikeDiabetes Diabetic overload]] today. So successful was the formula that 20th Century Fox changed the titular character from ''Wee Willie Winkie'' [[GenderFlip to a girl.]] Expect a [[TheCasanova suave man about town]], a [[EvilMatriarch lemon-faced aunt]], and a CoolTeacher to also make an appearance.

For some reason, characters based on her tend to be {{Spoiled Brat}}s, despite Shirley not really being prone to misbehaving in films or real life. She was, however, chided by her mother for being "brattish" in 1938 when she [[BratsWithSlingshots hit Eleanor Roosevelt in the rear with a slingshot.]]

For some reason, characters based on her tend to be {{Spoiled Brat}}s, despite Shirley not really being prone to misbehaving in films or real life. She was, however, chided by her mother for being "brattish" in 1938 when she [[BratsWithSlingshots hit Eleanor Roosevelt with a slingshot.]]

Temple's career trailed off as she approached adulthood, partly because she wasn't offered any good roles, and possibly because audiences [[SheIsAllGrownUp weren't too comfortable]] with Shirley "Dimples" Temple being replaced with a very foxy young lady. She retired from show business in 1949 at age 21. However, from 1958 to 1961, she was the host and narrator for an NBC children's anthology of fairy tales called ''Shirley Temple's Storybook'', and would occasionally play parts in episodes. Her children also played parts in some episodes.

After leaving the stage, Temple entered politics, serving terms as chief of protocol and the U.S. Ambassador to both Ghana and Czechoslovakia.

Temple died at the age of eighty-five in February 2014. She was among the last of the stars from UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood to pass on.

* ShoddyKnockoffProduct: Besides licensed products featuring Temple's likeness, her popularity had also spurred tons of unauthorised goods with her face on it, such as "an army of unlicensed dolls, clothing and oddities came marching onstage" and even cigars with her likeness printed on the bands. While she was in retrospect appalled by the "elusive commercial scoundrels" unfairly cashing in on her childhood fame, she concluded that it made no financial sense to go after the counterfeiters considering the costs of litigation and the economy of the time.

Temple lent her name to a popular non-alcoholic cocktail, usually served to children, made with ginger ale[[note]]or lemon-lime soda or lemonade or orange juice or any combination thereof[[/note]] and a splash of grenadine syrup to give it the characteristic pink color, garnished with a maraschino cherry and sometimes oranges or other citrus fruits. The drink was traditionally held to have been invented for the express purpose of being served to her during her peak years (i.e. when she was a minor). Even though this drink is popular with children, ironically, Shirley Temple hated the drink for being too sweet, and in her adult years Temple (having been served them as her drink order by bartenders the world over) professed not to be a fan. [[NeverHeardThatOneBefore Of being served her namesake drink]] ''or'' of the "saccharine sweet, icky" taste. (That the drink named for her had the exact same qualities as her movies seems especially appropriate.)

* GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion: With the exception of ''The Little Princess'', all of Shirley Temple's 1930s films were shot in black-and-white. Almost all of them are available in color now. Some were colorized twice, first in the 1980s and again in the early twenty-first century. Typically, the DVD/Blu-Ray lets you choose between watching the original black-and-white version and a colorized version.

Temple lent her name to a popular non-alcoholic cocktail, usually served to children, made with ginger ale[[note]]or lemon-lime soda or lemonade or orange juice or any combination thereof[[/note]] and a splash of grenadine syrup to give it the characteristic pink color, garnished with a maraschino cherry and sometimes oranges or other citrus fruits. The drink was traditionally held to have been invented for the express purpose of being served to her during her peak years (i.e. when she was a minor). Even though this drink is popular with children, ironically, Shirley Temple hated the drink for being too sweet, and in her adult years Temple (having been served them as her DrinkOrder by bartenders the world over) professed not to be a fan. [[NeverHeardThatOneBefore Of being served her namesake drink]] ''or'' of the "saccharine sweet, icky" taste. (That the drink named for her had the exact same qualities as her movies seems especially appropriate.)