She was always a little too saccharine for my taste, but that doesn't mean I can't recognize her prowess:
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Shirley Temple, the dimpled, curly-haired child
star who sang, danced, sobbed and grinned her way into the hearts of
Depression-era moviegoers, has died, according to publicist Cheryl
Kagan. She was 85.
Temple, known in private life as Shirley Temple Black, died Monday night
at about 11 p.m. at her home near San Francisco. She was surrounded by
family members and caregivers, Kagan said.
"We salute her for a life of remarkable achievements as an actor, as a
diplomat, and most importantly as our beloved mother, grandmother,
great-grandmother, and adored wife for fifty-five years of the late and
much missed Charles Alden Black," a family statement said.
A talented and ultra-adorable entertainer, Shirley Temple was America's
top box-office draw from 1935 to 1938, a record no other child star has
come near. She beat out such grown-ups as Clark Gable, Bing Crosby,
Robert Taylor, Gary Cooper and Joan Crawford.
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