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Shirley Temple 1928 - 2014

Shirley Temple of Woodside, San Mateo County, California United States was born on April 23, 1928 in Santa Monica to Gertrude Amelia (Krieger) Temple and George Temple. She had siblings John Stanley Temple and George Francis Temple Jr. Shirley was baptized on May 25, 1928 at Church of the Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills 504 N Roxbury Dr, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County. She married John Agar on September 19, 1945 and they later divorced on December 7, 1950. They had a child Linda Susan Agar. She also married Charles Alden Black on December 16, 1950, and they were married until Charles' death on August 4, 2005. They had children Charles Alden Black Jr and Lori Black. Shirley Temple died at age 85 years old on February 10, 2014 in Woodside, and was buried at Alta Mesa Memorial Park in Palo Alto, San Mateo County.

Shirley Temple

Shirley Jane Black (Temple)

Woodside, San Mateo County, California United States

April 23, 1928

Santa Monica, California, United States

February 10, 2014

Woodside, California, United States

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Born to Gertrude Temple (homemaker) and bank employee George Temple, Shirley was the youngest of 3 children. She had 2 older brothers , John and George Jr. A classic stage mother, Gertrude encouraged Shirley to learn singing, dancing, and acting and in 1931, enrolled her in Meglin's Dance School in Los Angeles. This is when her Gertrude started styling Shirley's hair in ringlets. Her first contract was in 1932 with Educational Pictures. They made "Baby Burlesks", featuring pre-schoolers as the actors. Some of Shirley's roles were in "She Done Him Wrong" (a parody of the Mae West film), "Kid 'n' Africa", and "The Runt Page" (kids' version of The Front Page). She was so popular that she was promoted to a 20 minute comedies series called "Frolics Of Youth". And then, she was loaned out to Universal Studios , Paramount, and Warner Bros for various parts. Her first movie was Stand Up and Cheer! in 1934 - her contract was $150/wk , guaranteed for 2 weeks. (Remember, this was in the Depression!) Then she filmed "Baby, Take a Bow". This was followed by "Curly Top" "Dimples" "The Little Colonel" and "The Littlest Rebel. (and more)" Her films all incorporated traditional values: good over meanness and evil, wealth over poverty, marriage over divorce, a booming economy over a depressed one. FDR, the US President during her childhood years once said: "It is a splendid thing that for just fifteen cents, an American can go to a movie and look at the smiling face of a baby and forget his troubles." Her biographer Anne Edwards put it this way: "This was mid-Depression, and schemes proliferated for the care of the needy and the regeneration of the fallen. But they all required endless paperwork and demeaning, hours-long queues, at the end of which an exhausted, nettled social worker dealt with each person as a faceless number. Shirley offered a natural solution: to open one's heart." After her booming childhood success, her teen year films were less influential. Two of her movies in 1940 were flops. She moved from 20th Century Fox to MGM to United Artists - none of these moves resulted in a successful return to films. Moving in 1944 to a collaboration with David O. Selznick, she had 6 hits in the next few years but none of them rivalled the successes in her childhood career. A radio career (brief), merchandise endorsements (everything from dresses to Shirley Temple dolls to cigars with her face on the label), to persistent rumors (that she was a 30 yr old midget, that adjustments to her teeth made her look younger), to a tv career in the late 50s and early '60s followed. After a short marriage to actor John Agar (1945 - 1950), Shirley married Charles Aiden Black in 1950 and took the name Shirley Temple Black. They had 3 children and they remained married until she died. A new career began when she was appointed to represent the United States at a session of the United Nations General Assembly, From 1989 - 1992, she was US Ambassador to Czechoslovakia, from 1974 - 1976, she was US Ambassador to Ghana and from 1976 - 1977 she was the Chief of Protocol of the United States.
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1928

Birthday

April 23, 1928

Birthdate

Santa Monica, California United States

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Ethnicity & Family History

Shirley was caucasian - she was of Dutch, English, Irish, and German heritage. Shirley Temple was the daughter of George Francis Temple, a bank employee, and Gertrude Amelia Temple, a homemaker. She had two older siblings, a brother named George Jr. and a sister named John Agar. Her parents were both second-generation Americans, with English and Scottish ancestry on her father's side and Irish, Dutch, and German ancestry on her mother's side.
Nationality & Locations

Shirley was a citizen of the United States born in Santa Monica California. She lived primarily in California throughout her life, but she also spent some time in other parts of the United States and abroad due to her work as a diplomat. As a child, she lived with her family in various homes in Southern California, including Santa Monica, Brentwood, and Beverly Hills. In 1945, at the age of 17, she moved to New York City to pursue her career and worked on Broadway. After her marriage to Charles Alden Black in 1950, Shirley Temple lived with her husband in San Francisco, California, where they raised their family. They also had a home in Woodside, California, which is located south of San Francisco in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Later in life, Shirley Temple and her husband spent time living in Washington D.C. during her diplomatic service, including during her tenure as the United States Ambassador to Ghana from 1974 to 1976.
Early Life & Education

Shirley Temple's education was primarily through private tutoring due to her busy schedule as a child actress. She did attend several schools for brief periods, but her on-set and promotional work made it difficult for her to have a regular school schedule. She attended the Westlake School for Girls in Los Angeles, California, for a brief period, but her attendance was sporadic due to her acting career. She also briefly attended the school at the Chateau Mont-Saint-Louis in Montreal, Canada, while filming a movie there. In addition to these brief periods of attendance at formal schools, Shirley Temple received private tutoring on set and while traveling for her movie career. She had tutors who taught her subjects such as reading, writing, and arithmetic, as well as music, dance, and foreign languages. Later in life, Shirley Temple pursued higher education through night classes and correspondence courses. She studied at the University of Southern California and earned a bachelor's degree in education from Santa Barbara's Westmont College in 1960. She later received honorary degrees from several universities, including the University of Southern California and Purdue University.
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1928

Baptism

May 25, 1928
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Church of the Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills 504 N Roxbury Dr, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California 90210, United States
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Religious Beliefs

She was raised in a Christian household and was a lifelong member of the Episcopal Church. She was baptized as an Episcopalian on May 25, 1928, when she was just over a month old. The baptism took place at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills, California, where her family were members. Shirley Temple's parents were both active members of the church, and they raised their children in the faith. The church played an important role in their family life, and they attended services regularly. Shirley Temple's faith played an important role in her life and influenced her decisions and actions. She once said, "I believe that faith and prayer can move mountains, and I feel that I have been lifted up by the prayers of millions of people around the world." She also served on the National Board of the Episcopal Church's National Council, and she was a delegate to the Episcopal Church's General Convention. She was involved in various philanthropic and humanitarian efforts through her church and other organizations, including work with UNICEF and the Multiple Sclerosis Society. In her autobiography, "Child Star," Shirley Temple wrote about her faith and how it helped her through difficult times. She said, "Faith has always been the guiding force in my life, giving me strength and hope when everything seemed to be going wrong."
Military Service

Shirley Temple did not serve in the military herself, but she was involved with the military in various ways throughout her life. During World War II, she was a morale booster for American troops, performing in USO shows and making personal appearances at military bases. She was also featured in military training films and propaganda films, which were used to educate soldiers and boost morale. Later in life, Shirley Temple continued to support the military through her involvement in various organizations and initiatives. She served on the board of directors for the American Battle Monuments Commission, which oversees military cemeteries and memorials, and was involved in efforts to support veterans and their families. She was also awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service in 1988, in recognition of her contributions to the military and her support for the armed forces. In addition to her work with the military, Shirley Temple was involved in numerous philanthropic and humanitarian efforts throughout her life, including work with UNICEF, the Multiple Sclerosis Society, and various other organizations. She was known for her kindness and generosity, and her dedication to making a positive impact on the world.
Professional Career

From childhood, she was an actress, singer, and dancer. Later in life she became a US diplomat. Shirley Temple was a beloved American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat who began her career as a child star in the 1930s. She was born on April 23, 1928, in Santa Monica, California, and was discovered by a talent scout at the age of three. She quickly became a sensation with her bright eyes, curly hair, and natural talent, and was signed by Fox Studios in 1934. Shirley Temple starred in numerous films throughout her childhood, including classics such as "Bright Eyes," "Curly Top," and "The Little Princess." She was known for her singing and dancing abilities and her charming personality, and quickly became one of the most popular actresses of the era. She won a special Academy Award for her contributions to the film industry in 1935, at the age of just six. As Shirley Temple grew older, she continued to act in movies, but her popularity began to wane as she entered her teenage years. She transitioned to more mature roles in films such as "The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer" and "Fort Apache," but eventually decided to retire from acting at the age of 22 in 1950. After retiring from acting, Shirley Temple pursued other interests, including raising her family and becoming involved in politics. She served as a diplomat, including as the United States Ambassador to Ghana from 1974 to 1976, and later as the United States Chief of Protocol from 1976 to 1977. She also made occasional appearances on television and in films, and was involved in various philanthropic and humanitarian efforts. Throughout her life, Shirley Temple was beloved by generations of fans and remained an icon of American culture. She passed away on February 10, 2014, at the age of 85, leaving behind a legacy of talent, charm, and grace that continues to inspire people around the world.
Personal Life & Family

Shirley Temple was born to George Francis Temple and Gertrude Amelia Temple (née Krieger) in Santa Monica, California. Her father was a bank employee, and her mother was a homemaker. Shirley had two older siblings, a brother named George Jr. and a sister named Mary. Shirley's parents were supportive of her career and helped manage her finances, but they were also known for being strict and protective. They carefully controlled her public image and shielded her from the negative aspects of Hollywood. Shirley Temple was married twice in her life. Her first marriage was to John Agar, an actor she met on the set of one of her films. They were married in 1945 and had a daughter named Linda. However, the marriage was not a happy one, and they divorced in 1949. In 1950, Shirley Temple married Charles Alden Black, a businessman and former naval officer. They remained married for over 50 years until Charles' death in 2005. They had two children together, a son named Charles Jr. and a daughter named Lori. In addition to her immediate family, Shirley Temple had many close friendships throughout her life, including with notable figures such as President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who she met while serving as a child ambassador for the United States, and actor and comedian Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, who she worked with on several films. An actor since childhood, Shirley fulfilled the dreams of an ambitious mother and thrilled the hearts of generations of Americans. She was once lauded as lifting the spirits of those who lived through the Great Depression in the 1930s.
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2014

Death

February 10, 2014

Death date

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

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Woodside, California United States
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Obituary

Shirley Temple Black, iconic child star, dies at 85 BY VALERIE J. NELSON FEB. 11, 2014 3:26 AM PT Shirley Temple Black, who as the most popular child movie star of all time lifted a filmgoing nation’s spirits during the Depression and then grew up to be a diplomat, has died. She was 85. Black died late Monday at her home in Woodside, Calif., according to publicist Cheryl J. Kagan. No cause was given. From 1935 through 1938, the curly-haired moppet billed as Shirley Temple was the top box-office draw in the nation. She saved what became 20th Century Fox studios from bankruptcy and made more than 40 movies before she turned 12. Hollywood recognized the enchanting, dimpled scene-stealer’s importance to the industry with a “special award” -- a miniature Oscar -- at the Academy Awards for 1934, the year she sang and danced her way into America’s collective heart. After she sang “On the Good Ship Lollipop” in “Bright Eyes,” the song became a hit and the studio set up Shirley Temple Development, a department dedicated to churning out formulaic scripts that usually featured the cheerful, poised Shirley as the accidental Little Miss Fix-It who could charm any problem away. Her most memorable performances included four films she made with Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, a black dancer 50 years her senior and a favorite costar, she later said. They were first paired as foils for cantankerous Lionel Barrymore in 1935’s “The Little Colonel,” in which 7-year-old Shirley tap dances up and down the staircase, remarkably matching the veteran Robinson step for step. “I would learn by listening to the taps,” Temple told the Washington Post in 1998. “I would primarily listen to what he was doing and I would do it.” Their dance routines in such films as the Civil War saga “The Littlest Rebel” (1935) and “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” (1938) reflected their off-screen rapport. Theirs were the first mixed-race musical numbers to be seen in many parts of the country, according to “Who’s Who in Musicals.” Two of her films released in 1937 were among Temple’s favorites -- the John Ford-directed “Wee Willie Winkie,” in which she wins over a British outpost in India, and “Heidi,” a hit film that became a classic. In her first film aimed squarely at children, Shirley sang “Animal Crackers in My Soup” to fellow orphans in 1935’s “Curly Top.” She danced with Jack Haley in “Poor Little Rich Girl” (1936), one of her best films and “a top musical on any terms,” movie critic Leonard Maltin said. A country desperate for relief from the excruciating economic hardships of the Depression fell in love with Shirley and her infectious optimism in “Baby Take a Bow,” the 1934 film that was her first starring vehicle. President Franklin D. Roosevelt marveled how splendid it was “that for just 15 cents, an American can go to a movie and look at the smiling face of a baby and forget his troubles,” according to an American Film Institute history. By 1935, lookalike Shirley Temple dolls, complete with her trademark curls, were selling at the rate of 1.5 million a year, part of a merchandising onslaught that included Shirley-endorsed dresses and dishes. Even bartenders got into the act. Although the 1930s origins of the non-alcoholic Shirley Temple cocktail have been debated, Temple told The Times in 1985 that the Brown Derby restaurant in Hollywood had named the drink after her. To learn her lines, Shirley essentially memorized the script as her mother, Gertrude Temple, read it aloud. When Barrymore forgot his lines while filming 1934’s “Carolina,” Shirley sweetly told him what to say, causing the star to “roar like a singed cat,” actor Robert Young later recalled. She attributed her well-adjusted nature on and off the set to her “super mother” who “kept my head on straight” and “just dusted off” the adulation, Temple told The Times in 1989. As she moved into her teens, she literally outgrew the movie business -- audiences would not accept her in more mature roles -- and Temple made her last film, “Mr. Belvedere Goes to College,” in 1949. A decade later, she briefly returned to Hollywood to narrate and sometimes star in fairytales on what was originally called “Shirley Temple’s Storybook,” a successful show that aired on television from 1958 to 1961. It prompted one critic to write that it proved once again that Temple “could, if she wanted to, steal Christmas from Tiny Tim,” Anne Edwards wrote in the 1988 biography “Shirley Temple: American Princess.” Politics consumed much of her adult life after she married businessman Charlie Black in 1950 and was known as Shirley Temple Black. An active Republican, she ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 1967. Two years later, she was appointed the U.S. delegate to the United Nations by President Nixon. From 1974 to 1976, Temple was the U.S. ambassador to the West African nation of Ghana and later served as White House chief of protocol for President Ford. She also was an ambassador to Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992, a “substantive job” that was the best she ever held, Temple told the Washington Post in 1998. Initially short on diplomatic experience, she got an assist from her childhood. People on the street in Prague would often stop her and pull a memento from their wallets -- their membership card from Czechoslovakia’s 1930s-era Shirley Temple fan club. That recognition “was very helpful when you want to explain your country’s position on various foreign affairs,” she said in the Post article. The money she made as a child had long since evaporated. At 22, she discovered that all but $28,000 of her $3.2-million income from the movies had vanished because of her family’s lavish lifestyle and bad investments made by her father, George Temple, a bank manager who left his job to oversee her career. She “felt neither disappointment nor anger,” Temple wrote in her 1988 autobiography. “Perhaps years spent ignoring such matters had insulated me from disillusion. The spilt-milk parable surely played a role in my equanimity, as did the power of bloodline and family ties.” Her brothers were 9 and 13 years old when she was born April 23, 1928, in Santa Monica to a mother who had suppressed a desire for her own career in the arts, Edwards wrote. When Shirley was barely 3, her mother enrolled her in a Los Angeles dance studio run by former Ziegfeld girl Ethel Meglin, who trained young children to work in film and advertising. In publicity interviews, her mother always claimed that Shirley was accidentally “discovered” in a dancing class that was for recreation, but from the start, Gertrude made the rounds of casting directors with her young daughter. At the dance studio, she was soon spotted by a talent scout and cast in a low-budget series called “Baby Burlesks,” in which she parodied such adult actresses as Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo. Her career took off when she signed with Fox in 1934 -- she made 10 films that year alone. Her baby-doll image was so valuable to the studio that the 6-year-old’s birth certificate was altered to shave a year off her age. She did not discover the deceit until her 13th birthday, Temple recalled in her autobiography. By then, she was officially unemployed, released from her contract in 1940 after her final two films flopped at the box office. With the advent of World War II, Shirley’s endless optimism on screen went out of fashion, and she enrolled in the Westlake School for Girls. She had brought more than $32 million into Fox’s coffers, Edwards wrote. She continued to make mostly forgettable movies until she was 21. The best of her post-child starring roles may have been the spunky Army brat she played in 1947’s “Fort Apache,” which paired her romantically on screen with John Agar, whom she married at 17 in 1945. The brother of one of Shirley’s classmates, Agar was a 24-year-old Army Air Corps sergeant when his marriage to Temple propelled him into acting. They had a daughter but divorced in 1949. On vacation in Hawaii in 1950, Temple met the dashing Black, who was working at a shipping company and had never seen any of her films. “He was an intensely interesting and fascinating man to me,” Temple said when Black died at 86 in 2005. “I fell in love with him at first sight. It sounds corny, but that’s what happened.” During the Korean War, Black rejoined the military and worked as an intelligence officer in Washington, where his wife became interested in politics, according to a 2001 Times article. After moving to California, Black started a fishing and hatchery company and consulted on maritime issues. The couple added two more children to their family and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1954. In 1972, after undergoing a modified radical mastectomy, Temple held a televised news conference from her hospital room to encourage other women to have check-ups. When Temple received a Kennedy Center honor in 1998, President Clinton said that “she was the first child actor ever to carry a full-length A-list picture” and “had the greatest short-lived career in movie history, then gracefully retired to ... the far less strenuous life of public service.” Temple often underplayed her years as the little screen star whose blinding smile and bountiful talent rescued a studio. “Sometimes one scores a bull’s-eye purely by chance,” she wrote in her autobiography. Of the shadow that always followed her, Temple told Time magazine in 1967: “I always think of her as ‘the little girl.’ She’s not me.” Temple is survived by a son, Charlie Jr.; two daughters, Lori and Susan; a granddaughter and two great-granddaughters. This obituary appeared in the LA Times.

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Kathy Pinna

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08/26/2011

Shirley Temple movie

Child actress Shirley Temple in a movie still or promotional picture. Shirley Temple was born Shirley Jane Temple in 1928 and was a media phenomenon not only in her childhood but in succeeding generations as well.

Most of her personal success was in films when she was a child. She did some films as a teen/young adult (my personal favorite was The Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer, had a tv show 1960 - 1961, and spent most of her adulthood in politics. Shirley Temple Black served as an ambassador in various capacities.

Date & Place: 1933 in Los Angeles, California USA

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AncientFaces

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05/21/2014

We'll miss you Shirley - thank you for all the years of smiles & enjoyment.

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Filipe Medeiros

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08/26/2011

It's amazing that she's still around and active. What a talent, and not ruined by her childhood stardom at all!

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Abbie Gourgon

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04/24/2018

Shirley Temple Black

A photo on a publicity post card of SHirley Temple Black that my grandmother had.

Date & Place: 1945

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Daniel Pinna

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08/24/2011

Shirley Temple 1936

Famous child actress Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928) began her career at 3 years old in 1932. Shirley Temple's acting career includes multiple roles in films specifically designed around her character. Some of the more popular movies include Stand up and Cheer, Bright Eyes, Curly Top, The Little Princess and Heidi.

Shirley Temple, later known as Shirley Black Temple, would go on to win an Academy Award in 1935 and became the U.S. Ambassador to Ghana.

Date & Place: January 1936 in California USA

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06/30/2022

The name, the face, the dimples and the ringlets - generations have laughed and cried with this little dynamo born almost a century ago in 1928.

Shirley Temple Black (April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014), known simply as Shirley Temple, began her film career at the tender age of 3 in 1931. She said later in life that her mother lied about her age (making her younger) in order for her to appear precocious - and it worked. The youngest of 3 (she had 2 older brothers), some of her most memorable films were "Curly Top", "Heidi", "The Little Colonel " and "Stand Up and Cheer". While her co-stars were adult luminaries, she stole the show from all of them.

From actor, singer, and dancer to a US diplomat, we remember Shirley's life.

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Kathy K

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12/17/2020

I was so sad when I found out that my grandmother gave away my mother’s Shirley Temple doll. I ended up with an early 60s one but I really wanted her 30s doll. 😢

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04/23/2023

Arthur Treacher and Shirley Temple.

They did 4 movies together.

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02/19/2021

Shirley Temple and Arthur Treacher

They did four films together.

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Spanking Shirley temple.

Cute shot for a comedy.

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James Dunn and Shirley Temple.

They look so serious.

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Kathy Pinna

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12/14/2020

A personal note: As a child in the 1950s, I watched all of Shirley's old movies on tv and begged for a Shirley Temple doll (which I still have). She was a big celebrity in our household. More than 20 years after her first film. Even my son, a child of the 80s, knows Shirley Temple.

In the mid-1950s, my father, sister, and I went to look at 3 lots that my grandmother owned in Atherton. On the way home to Cupertino (yeah, I know that you'll have to look it up - but it's where Apple is today), Dad thought he'd give us a thrill and show us Shirley Temple's house in Woodside. We didn't believe that she lived there! After all, how could such a big star live fewer than 30 miles from our home! (Of course he was right. It was a lovely home, in which she lived until she died.) Shame on us.

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10/30/2018

Hattie McDaniel and Shirley Temple.

A photo of Hattie McDaniel with Shirley Temple

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Dick Moore and Shirley Temple

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Shirley Temple's Family Tree & Friends

Shirley Temple's Family Tree

Gertrude Amelia (Krieger) Temple Jul 15, 1893 - Jan 1, 1977

George Temple May 21, 1888 - Jun 4, 1980

George Francis Temple Jr Jan 24, 1919 - May 27, 1996

Shirley Temple Apr 23, 1928 - Feb 10, 2014

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John Stanley Temple Jan 3, 1915 - Dec 24, 1985

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John Agar

Shirley Temple

September 19, 1945

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December 7, 1950

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Shirley Temple Apr 23, 1928 - Feb 10, 2014

John Agar Jan 31, 1921 - Apr 7, 2002

Child

Linda Susan Agar born Jan 30, 1948

Marriage

Charles Alden Black

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December 16, 1950

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Charles's Death

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August 4, 2005

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Shirley Temple Apr 23, 1928 - Feb 10, 2014

Charles Alden Black Mar 6, 1919 - Aug 4, 2005

Child

Charles Alden Black Jr born Apr 24, 1950

Lori Black born Apr 9, 1954

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Shirley Temple 1928 - 2014

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