Shirley Temple

Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928), later known as Shirley

Temple Black, is an American film and

television actress, singer, dancer, autobiographer, and former U.S.

Ambassador to Ghana and

Czechoslovakia. She began her film career in 1932 at the age of

three, and in 1934,

Shirley was married at age 17 to a handsome soldier named Jack

Agar. They had a lovely daughter named

Linda Susan. But Agar’s personal problems led them to divorce

four years later. It was then that Shirley met

her true soulmate -- Charles Black, a former Naval Officer.

They were married in 1950 and had two children

Shirley began dancing at Mrs. Meglin’s Dance Studio in Los

Angeles when she was 3 years old. It was here

that she was seen by two producers from Educational Films

Corporation -- Jack Hays and Charles Lamont.

The year was 1931, and they were making a series of one-reel short films called Baby Burlesks – parodies of
famous films of the day but with all-child casts. Shirley was chosen as the star and was paid $10 a day.

We are especially honored to offer The Shirley Temple Storybook Collection on DVD. This timeless

collection includes Shirley’s first short films and eleven family stories from The Shirley Temple Show, all from her personal film library.

Actresses Shirley Jones and Shirley MacLaine were both named after her.

She learned her trade at Meglin's, a popular talent school. Judy Garland was once a fellow "Meglin Kiddie".

From the late 1960s onward she was increasingly active in Republican Party politics. She served as U.S.

ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia and held other government-related positions.