Shirley Temple Black

Shirley Temple was a motion picture actress. Her birth name was Shirley Jane Temple Black and she was born in Monica, California in 1928. Shirley made her film debut at three years of age. In 1934 she was featured in "Stand Up and Cheer."  Temple's adorable lisp and ability to sing and tap dance got her a one way ticket to becoming a celebrity. Temple made many film after her first and became ''America's Cutey'' in the 1930's. In 1967 she ran as a Republican candidate for the Congress of the United States. Temple was a member of the U.S. delegation to the United Nations, (1969-1970). She became the first woman in U.S. history to serve as Chief of Protocol during the administration of President Gerald R. Ford. Her autobiography, Child Star, was published in 1988.

1998, by Emily, fourth grade

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