I haven't seen many of her films, but The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer is one that I often mention if someone asks me for a romantic comedy recommendation. So great.
She really was more than the first "Child Star". She helped the emotions of a country in need, she used her star status to bring light onto political issues, and served 6 presidents as a Goodwill Ambassador to the United States, not to mention all she did to break down stupid color lines. I read an article in which Bill "Bojangles" Robinson was asked "Out of all the great dancers you have worked with, who was your favourite?" And after a long pause he said 'Little Shirley Temple was not only a delightful child but one of the most gifted and naturally talented people I ever met... I would teach he a complicated new step in the morning, and that afternoon, she had it down pat..perfectly
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I haven't seen many of her films, but The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer is one that I often mention if someone asks me for a romantic comedy recommendation. So great.
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You know, I was THIS CLOSE to owning a pair of Lillian Gish's lace gloves!! Another Story for Another Time....
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