RIP Shirley Temple — Page 2

I just caught BRIGHT EYES on TCM a couple of weeks ago. They aired it as part of a Jane Withers retrospective. I was just flipping through the channels and I stopped to watch the scene between her and Shirley and a doll. Shirley finds the doll that's abandoned by Jane. Jane sees this and wants the doll back but Shirley pleads with her that if she lets her have the doll she will take good care of it. Jane refuses and tells her she can't because she's going to kill it and then proceeds to rip off the dolls limbs before walking away! Their exchanges in that film were hilarious.

I just let the movie play after that. I hadn't seen it since I was a kid.

The world is a cool place because Shirley Temple was in it.

Updated On: 2/11/14 at 10:10 AM

I just love that she didn't crash and burn. She made a legitimate career for herself in public service after stardom. Many also do not even realize the business savvy Shirley possessed. She sat on the Board of several major corporations, such as Disney, and generously contributed to several cancer research foundations over the years. An exemplary woman.

Has there been anyone like Shirley since her time? Not in terms of talent, as no other child stacks up, but rather in respect to fame and stardom. I suppose Macaulay Culkin might be the closest comparison?

Just found this number this morning: "Fifth Avenue" from Young People with Jack Oakie and Charlotte Greenwood!


http://youtu.be/qjCBeFgGQXI

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She never complained even after her father's mismanagement of her funds left her w nothing .A class act beginning to end.

In the late '70s / early '80s I worked in a highrise in San Francisco where Shirley Temple had her office at the time. We all met her numerous times coming through the lobby, and she was always very gracious, very approachable, and beautifully dressed. A class act in every way.

TCM has a marathon planned for March 9th into the 10th. It doesn't look like it is all of her biggest hits either.

Schedule:

4:30 pm – Heidi (1937)
6:15 pm – Stowaway (1936)
8 pm – Bright Eyes (1934)
9:30 pm – The Little Princess (1939)
11:15 pm – I’ll Be Seeing You (1944)
12:45 am – The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer (1947)
2:30 am – A Kiss For Corliss (1949)
4:15 am – That Hagen Girl (1947)

http://tvline.com/2014/02/11/shirley-temple-black-dies-movie-marathon-tcm/

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I'm interested to read of so many people--many of whom I believe are younger than I--for whom Shirley Temple's movies were so significant.

Her films had no place in my childhood, although I was aware of her iconic image--dimples, curls, "Lollipop" etc.

While I have seen clips of her best-known film moments, the only film of hers I've seen in its entirety is 'The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer--which for me was a Myrna Loy/Carey Grant film.

I was aware, too, of her "adult" career as a diplomat, but that knowledge, too, was superficial--"Iconic child actor grows up to be taken seriously as a Diplomat"--I'm not sure I could have told you what her postings were.

It's been fascinating to hear the stories on NPR today about her truly substantial skills and accomplishments in the Foreign Service and the masterful way in which she represented the US interests in Czechoslovakia before, during and after the revolution. By all accounts she was a gifted diplomat.

Kudos to her for a life Well Lived. R.I.P.

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Diva, I believe that thought was from the movie The Blue Bird.
I'll never forget Shirley.

Granny Tyl: Somebody must be thinking of us. I feel quite strong. I think we're going to have visitors. They seem to be coming near.

Grandpa Tyl: Maybe now I can finish my carving. I've been at this one for nearly a whole year.

Granny Tyl: That's because we're so seldom awake.

Mytyl, Tyltyl: Granny! Grandpa!

Granny Tyl: It's the children! Give us a hug, dears, a big one this time.

Grandpa Tyl: It's been months and months since you last remembered us.

Granny Tyl: The last time was Easter morning. The church bells were ringing.

Mytyl: Easter? Oh, we didn't go out that day. We both had very bad colds.

Granny Tyl: But you thought of us.

Mytyl: Yes, we missed you.

Granny Tyl: Every time you think of us, we wake up and see you again.

Mytyl: But we thought you were dead.

Granny Tyl: No, dear. Only when we're forgotten.

The Blue Bird is my favorite Shirley Temple movie. I can see why you thought it was Heidi. She dresses very similarly in the film.



That movie got a bum rap just because it wasn't The Wizard of Oz. I still think it's a great story well told. My favorite scene is with all the children waiting to be born. Some don't make it down, some will live a very short time, some will impact the world (including Abe Lincoln). As a kid, this scene overwhelmed me. Very emotional.

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Who needs TCM. Almost every single one of her films is available to watch in their entirety on YouTube.

Yes, even THE BLUE BIRD.

Oh, thank god. I thought she died again.

Once is enough.

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This would be a good time to reissue her autobiography.

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