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"Shirley Temple Black, the curly-haired little actress who made her way onto the silver screen in the 1930s, passed away late Monday night from natural causes at her Woodside, CA, home at age 85. According to her publicist, the childstar and diplomat was surrounded by her loved ones and caregivers. Earning her fame by winning American hearts while the country was suffering through the Great Depression, Shirley Temple sang, tap-dancedand enlivened her audiences through motion-picture films. While her talent won Oscars, her success earned her a permanent Hollywood legacy as one of the greatest child performers of alltime. Though many will remember her fondly as the dimpledtoddler she once was, Temple also embarked on a long political career beginning in 1969 as an appointed representative to the 24th United Nations General Assembly by President Richard Nixon.  Temple&amp;#039;s Tinseltown reign began shortly after she launched her acting career in 1932 when she began accompanying her mother to movieauditions. The ringlet-adorned little girl was merely 3 years old. After kicking off her career by starring in Educational Pictures&amp;#039; The Baby Burlesks in 1933, she was quickly recruited by Fox Pictures which was, at the time, dangerously close to bankruptcy. Luckily, the adorable actress was a showstopper, saving Fox with her rendition of &amp;quot;Baby Take a Bow.&amp;quot; She was soon starring in her own features, including Bright Eyes (1934), Curly Top (1935), The Little Colonel (1935), Dimples (1936) and Heidi (1937), and appearing on coloring books, dolls and toys. By the time she was 10, the golden-haired performer was raking in an unprecedented $50,000 per movie, trumping even the adult stars of her day, including Clark Gable and Bing Crosby. Securing an unflinching seat in boxoffices from 1935 to 1938, Temple was the top star four years in a row. Although her contract with Fox ended in 1940 when Temple was on the cusp of her teenage years, she would continue to dabble in film. In 1958, she made a comeback on television with Shirley Temple&amp;#039;s Storybook. Her doll-face image would remain popular among girls through the 1970s. We&amp;#039;re sending warm wishes to Temple&amp;#039;s family and friends. Were you a Shirley Temple fan? What was your favorite movie of hers? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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