8mm Forum: R.I.P. Shirley Temple

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Posted by Oemer Yalinkilic (Member # 86) on February 11, 2014, 06:47 AM:

Shirley Temple died at age of 85

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on February 11, 2014, 06:56 AM:

She died of natural causes at her home in Woodside, California. It was said that Fox pushed her into many films a year when she was young in the belief that her popularity would wane when she got older.
They were right, although she did take early retirement from the movies.

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on February 11, 2014, 04:06 PM:

Sad new.

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on February 12, 2014, 02:31 AM:

From childhood I knew the song "On The Good Ship Lollipop" but it was only many years later after viewing "Bright Eyes" (1934) that I realised that Shirley was not singing about a naval vessel, but actually an aeroplane!

Yesterday Sky News showed this excerpt using a colorized print, BBC TV News showed the same excerpt but it was pleasing to see their print was in black & white.

Posted by Paul Mason (Member # 4015) on February 12, 2014, 05:41 AM:

Sad. Talented lady. Most of her 1940s films were very routine and unsuitable but there were two excellent comedies, Kiss and Tell (1945) and Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer (aka Bachelor Knight, 1947 in the UK)with Cary Grant, that I enjoyed.

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on February 12, 2014, 01:18 PM:

It's actually nice to see a child star that grew up to survive the experience so well, most of them didn't. She was quite a lady, even after she wasn't a movie star anymore.

A couple of years ago we were in a mall and this fairly gorgeous young woman walked up to us and said "Your son would be great for TV or print ads.".

Of course it was a scam, but even if it wasn't my attitude is still "Go awaaaayyy!".**

-I'd rather see him grow up to be a perfectly contented bookkeeper than a strung out former child celebrity.

** I didn't actually say this: she was after all fairly gorgeous...

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on February 12, 2014, 04:31 PM:

Always be remembered.

Posted by Thomas Dafnides (Member # 1851) on February 13, 2014, 07:11 PM:

In 1935 -36- 37 , her pictures sold more box office tickets than any other star in Hollywood.
In the 70 plus years since, no studio/producer has been able to find another Shirly Temple.

Posted by Michael De Angelis (Member # 91) on February 19, 2014, 04:21 PM:

Fox recognized Shirley's star potential in the Baby Burlesque series that were being produced at Educational

Pictures and they were desperate to sign her to a contract in order keep the studio from bankruptcy.

Unbeknownst to Zanuck, these shorts were already being distributed by them and they suddenly hustled not

to lose her to other studios.

Europeans were convinced that she was not a child. but instead a small person.

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on February 19, 2014, 11:38 PM:

Graham Greene had some comments which led to trouble and a successful libel action.
http://www.spectator.co.uk/life/long-life/9141712/alexander-chancellor-maybe-its-because-im-not-a-clergyman-or-jimmy-savile-but-shirley-temple-doesnt-do-it-for-me/

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