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    Views in the Valley - Boy, our young people have talent  Jul 24, 2007
    She had just performed a near-flawless modern-day Shirley Temple routine. Oh, what a treat she gave us all. (Missouri Valley Times News, IA)

    Get your coat, you've just pulled  Jul 22, 2007
    Even more disturbingly, Mead, curly-haired, and the proud possessor of sturdy real-man thighs, is also sporting a pair of knee-high white pop socks and white patent shoes, giving the impression of either a very camp rugby forward or a very butch Little Shirley Temple. Seconds later, Joseph is rolling around a bed, trying to escape molestation by a technically topless Mrs Potiphar, her modesty only saved by what appear to be a pole dancer's nipple tassels. (Guardian Unlimited)

    It was 40 years ago today ...  Jul 22, 2007
    "Jann HaworthJann Haworth in the mountains near her Sundance cabin. Eventually, Madame Tussaud's wax museum offered some figures, but Haworth's old lady and Shirley Temple dolls remained part of the final scene. While she's adamant about her contribution to "Sgt. Pepper," Haworth also is gracious enough to acknowledge that Blake's vision was very important. "Full credit to Peter for the idea of the crowd, and full credit for the idea of the heroes for the Beatles. (Deseret News)

    Can Daniel Radcliffe's career magic last?  Jul 18, 2007
    This is a recent but undated photo of Daniel Radcliffe, the boy wizard from the 'Harry Potter' movies, who opened the Tony Award-winning drama 'Equus' on the London stage on Feb. 27, 2007. He is posing with Joanna Christie. (CTV.ca)

    Stars' friendship is reborn  Jul 9, 2007
    Not many little girls grow up in front of a movie camera with Katharine Hepburn playing their mother or Shirley Temple as their dancing partner ... When it came to beauty and talent, Marilyn could have compared with Shirley Temple if her parents had so chosen. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Museum to serve up ice cream social, silent movie  Jul 7, 2007
    Most people are familiar with the 1936 sound-era version of this movie that featured mop-topped Shirley Temple and Buddy Ebsen - of "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "Barnaby Jones" TV fame - but not this version. "Captain January" is a 1924 silent film (running 63 minutes) featuring child star Baby Peggy and former Littlerock resident Hobart Bosworth. (Los Angeles Daily News)

    Flashback: Beverly Sills, 1929-2007  Jul 4, 2007
    After all, this was the era of Shirley Temple. But a professional singer. (Time.com)

    Beverly Sills, people's diva, dies  Jul 3, 2007
    "When I was 4 or 5, everybody's mother was convinced their daughter was the next Shirley Temple," Ms. Sills said last year in a Newsday interview. "I was the operatic Shirley Temple.". (Boston Globe)

    Complete Story  Jun 30, 2007
    Groucho Marx and Mae West are joined by a number of Shirley Temple dolls, along with. Barbie and her numerous permutations. (Bradstown Kentucky Standard, KY)

    Road to stardom starts in H'wood complex  Jun 12, 2007
    Secondary Navigation. By JOHN ROGERS, Associated Press Writer Mon Jun 11, 3:57 PM ET. (Yahoo News)

    Apartments mark start of road to stardom  Jun 11, 2007
    Meantime, the cute-as-a-button tot, who bears a striking resemblance to a young Shirley Temple, has already learned the industry lingo. "I went on auditions but I didn't book anything," she said. (USA Today -- Life)

    Why it's time to try a little empathy  Jun 11, 2007
    You should know/What it's like /When it hurts," sings Paris Hilton on her debut album. The star appears always to have known that pity, in addition to stars, are blind. Talentless and cheap is George Clooney's pompous verdict; Shirley Temple Black and Shirley MacLaine have pronounced, alternatively and arrogantly, that Hilton is not a "movie star" but someone who shops and parties, and "steals the thunder from really talented actors. The full text of this article has 525 words. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    How Much Do You Know?  Jun 6, 2007
    True or false: Shirley Temple appears three times on the "Sgt. Pepper's" cover. 5. (The Ledger)

    Sgt Pepper's cover uncovered  Jun 4, 2007
    Cooper knew the Rolling Stones and he convinced The Beatles to include a Shirley Temple doll with his son's sweater stating "Welcome the Rolling Stones" to acknowledge their friendly rivalry. Hitler's blow-up was left on the sidelines. (Melbourne Herald Sun)

    The Beatles' Sgt Pepper Cover  Jun 3, 2007
    Shirley Temple (Actress and politician). 59. (Suite101.com)

    Most sacred monsters  Jun 1, 2007
    Next year Shirley Temple will reach 80, always a landmark anniversary but even more so in someone who became significant for being little ... His 1939 collage called Shirley Temple, The Youngest, Most Sacred Monster of the Cinema in Her Time imposes the head from a black-and-white newspaper picture of the ringleted movie moppet on the painted body of a heavy-breasted lioness, coloured deep red apart from long white claws. (Guardian Unlimited)

    Sgt. Pepper at 40, from A to Z  May 31, 2007
    R - Rolling Stones, The: The album cover includes a Shirley Temple cloth doll wearing a sweatshirt reading "Welcome The Rolling Stones, Good Guys.". S - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (the song): A pioneering foray into what would become known later as "heavy rock" or "heavy metal," this McCartney-penned number, which is reprised as a bridge into the concluding A Day in the Life, features Paul's tough-sounding lead vocal, a raucous guitar break (by Paul, rather than George),... (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Season finale highlights 'Heroes' flaws  May 23, 2007
    Seriously, little Molly the tracker threatens to mash up "Heroes" with a Shirley Temple movie. "Please don't die, Officer Parkman," she whimpered. (Boston Globe)

    'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' uncaged cosmic waves of imagination and music 40-years ago  May 21, 2007
    Gandhi's image was removed at the request of record company EMI, but the cloth doll of Shirley Temple remained. Alan Spector, morning producer for the Dixon & Willoughby show on 96. (Orlando Sentinel)

    The Life Beautiful  May 13, 2007
    Together, they eagerly awaited the end of the Sabbath so they could rush to the theater to watch dubbed Shirley Temple movies. From there, the similarities darken. (FOX61, CT)

    Christening cruise ships goes Hollywood  May 10, 2007
    These women join an illustrious group of earlier godmothers that includes Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Sonja of Norway, Audrey Hepburn, Dame Julie Andrews, Shirley Temple Black, Lauren Bacall and the late Diana, Princess of Wales. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    West Point woman finds her sister  May 9, 2007
    At first glance, the smaller one looks like Shirley Temple. Curly hair, button nose, much like the child star of the 1930s. (Fremont Tribune, NE)

    Theater: Josephine Baker's life recalled  May 4, 2007
    She isn't Shirley Temple. I don't go into detail, but she was very sexually liberated from the beginning. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    A delectable job  May 2, 2007
    I've had a Shirley Temple and a glass of red wine poured onto my shoulders when a waitress tripped and the glasses flew off her tray. I've been showered with glass when wine goblets on a shelf above us in a cramped restaurant were smashed by a bartender. (Boston Globe)

    Prom bittersweet for Lakeview senior  Apr 29, 2007
    After settling on one, Glatter went to work using liberal amounts of hair spray, curling irons, numerous bobby pins and a bit of teasing to come up with the perfect hairdo, with enough curls to make Shirley Temple proud. Topping it off with a silver headband and a bit of silver sparkle spray, Muhle headed for home after spending an hour and a half at Hair Forum. (Columbus Telegram, NE)

    This day in history  Apr 23, 2007
    Birthdays Actress-turned-diplomat Shirley Temple Black is 79. Actress Blair Brown is 59. (Montana Standard, MT)

    Reality Check: Sanjaya Down and Out on 'American Idol'  Apr 20, 2007
    And when you were the one rocking a seven pony-tailed Mohawk and Shirley Temple curls (among many other styles) with a straight face, are you really in a position to be giving us a hard time for trying to make sense of it. If Sanjaya wasn't feeling the love, however, Melinda and Jordin surely were. (Fox News -- Views)

    What to watch this weekend  Apr 7, 2007
    Options abound, starting with a day-long AMC marathon run of Shirley Temple movies that the network has dubbed Shirley It's Easter (Sunday, 6 a.m. ET/PT). Those looking for a more Easter-themed offering can turn to TCM for King of Kings (7 ET/4 PT). (USA Today -- Life)

    Abe Coleman, professional wrestler; at 101  Mar 31, 2007
    Later reports show him pitted against a wide range of opponents, including World Wide Wrestling Federation champion Bruno Sammartino; George Zaharias, the husband of golfer "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias; and George Temple, the brother of actress Shirley Temple. During one unfortunate matchup against Man Mountain Dean, who weighed 465 pounds, Mr. Coleman managed to picked up his foe and slam him into the mat. (Boston Globe)

    Dailies Digest: Today's Top Stories  Mar 31, 2007
    com - Entertainment news, movie reviews, industry events - Variety Magazine Online. 300; box office; Greg Foster; harry potter; IMAX; Reelz; Disney premiered its futuristic animated movie 'Meet the Robinsons' in Hollywood. (Variety)

    Rocky not a horror  Mar 31, 2007
    There's also something wonderfully adorable about Gerrad Everard's Rocky, bulging biceps and tousled blond locks matched up with a Shirley Temple lisp. And Christine Rossi is a gem of a Columbia, combining slick comedy timing with a fine rock belt and some killer moves. (Toronto Star)

    Where's Brando?  Mar 25, 2007
    Shirley Temple (hidden behind wax Lennon's left shoulder): First of three images of the child star (including the doll wearing the Rolling Stones jersey), a bit of overkill for which Haworth blames herself. 59. (Boston Globe)

    'Sweet Charity' worth a look  Mar 22, 2007
    In a form-fitting red Valentine of a dress, Ringwald often looks like a sweaty, kewpie-doll cross between Melanie Griffith and Shirley Temple. But she s a terrific sport about it and a seriously good singer and actress. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Teach Your Children Well  Mar 16, 2007
    The 20-something gal has made a name for herself as the "Shirley Temple of Porn," thanks in large part to the help of her loving parents, ABC News reports. Lee (not her real name) still lives at home with her parents, Mike and Shelby, who help her in every aspect of the business from helping her create a doppelganger sex doll to bagging her dirty underwear for sale online. (Fox News)

    'The Art of Alberto Vargas: a Retrospective of Work From 1920-1975 - Paintings & Drawings From the Max Vargas Estate' Opens Mar. 31 at San Francisco Art Exchange, Whose Long Association With the Art of Vargas Dates Back to Their 1985 World  Mar 16, 2007
    Alberto Vargas' own dashing appearance was equated to Valentino's fiery good looks by none other than Shirley Temple, a one-time subject. It's just one extraordinary element in the real life legend -- and great love story -- behind Vargas' celebrated art that's as compelling as the work itself. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Linn museum to offer free matinees in boxcar theater  Mar 15, 2007
    We have quite a few Shirley Temple movies and westerns as well. A sign and 29 seats from the community s original Linn Theater are included in the boxcar theater so named because it is built inside a railroad boxcar. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    Why nudity was the natural career move for 'Harry Potter' actor Daniel Radcliffe  Mar 15, 2007
    " Thinking about all this for a while, you begin to feel as if the actor really didn't have a choice at all. Acting nude, or playing a part that involves sex and sexuality at a young age, is a routine early-career move. At this year's Sundance Film Festival, 12-year-old Dakota Fanning, fresh from a role in "Charlotte's Web," promoted her gritty new film, "Hounddog," in which her 13-year-old character is raped. In last year's feel-good audience-favorite film "Little Miss Sunshine," 10-year-old... (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Dating: The crying game  Mar 3, 2007
    SlimOne I am MADD so make mine a Shirley Temple ... Raqi well I already made the shirley temple so you ll just have two drinks this nice Friday afternoon. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    DEVIL MADE ME DO IT  Mar 1, 2007
    But Lazarus and Rae s relationship is closer to Bill Bojangles Robinson and Shirley Temple if Shirley Temple gyrated in a Luther Campbell video. Brewer s use of raunchy, S&M archetypes sputters out, especially with the casting of I ll-do-anything performers like Jackson and Ricci whose unprincipled careers deny all transgressive possibilities. (New York Press)

    'The Number 23'  Feb 23, 2007
    To wit, Shirley Temple was born on April23. Rin Tin Tin became a star in 1923. (Newsday -- Entertainment)

    Young talent  Feb 21, 2007
    Besides, what adult would want to go up against a dimpled juggernaut like Shirley Temple. The youngest recipient of an Academy Award collected her lone trophy in 1935, when she was a mere 6 years old. (USA Today -- Life)

    Shorn in the USA  Feb 20, 2007
    There are myriad ways in which a woman can make herself unattractive to men. She can get fall-over drunk in the street, disfigure herself with unsightly tattoos, become a bit lardy or burst into tears with monotonous regularity. (Times Online)

    Building creativity  Feb 18, 2007
    Inside StarNewsOnline. What's your black history IQ. (The Morning Star)

    Grammy winner's sound advice  Feb 10, 2007
    Daughter of Spike Jones has mixed, mastered and miked everyone from Santana to Kronos Quartet. That early exposure opened Jones' ears to a wide range of sounds and her mind to the ways artists work. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    R-JENERATION: Who said high school isn't fun? This version certainly is  Feb 6, 2007
    His bouncy, curly locks rivaled that of Shirley Temple. Or Justin Guarini. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Life)

    Perennial bestseller with grasp of popular taste  Feb 4, 2007
    That award came long after he won an Oscar for best original screenplay for The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947), a farce featuring Cary Grant, Shirley Temple and Rudy Vallee. He won a Tony for his Broadway production, The Redhead (1959), starring Gwen Verdon. (The Age)

    SFIFF Turns 50  Feb 3, 2007
    To cap off the 15-day event, Shirley Temple Black presented a Golden Gate Award for Best Picture to Satyajit Ray's "Pather Panchali." Awards also were given for best director, best actor and best actress, causing Hollywood execs to gripe that San Francisco was stealing the Oscar's thunder. The festival "was my deal with the city," said festival founder Irving "Bud" Levin in an April 1995 interview with the Richmond Review. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Sidney Sheldon, author of best-sellers, dies at 89  Feb 3, 2007
    He established his reputation as a prolific writer in the New York theater after World War II. At one time, he had three musicals on Broadway: a rewritten "The Merry Widow," "Jackpot" and "Dream with Music." He received a Tony award as one of the writers of the Gwen Verdon hit "Redhead." Mr. Sheldon's first Hollywood assignment, "The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer," starring Cary Grant, Myrna Loy and Shirley Temple, brought him the Academy Award for best original screenplay of 1947. With the movie... (Washington Times, DC)

    Sidney Sheldon — novelist and screenwriter  Feb 1, 2007
    He followed this with another hit show, Dream with Music (1944), and in 1947 won the Oscar for Best Script for The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer, a comedy that starred Cary Grant and Shirley Temple. This led to script commissions for two other film musicals, Easter Parade (1948), with Judy Garland and Fred Astaire and Annie Get Your Gun (1950), which featured Howard Keel. (TimesOnline)

    Prolific author, producer Sheldon dies  Feb 1, 2007
    "His Broadway success ushered his return to Hollywood, where his first assignment, "The Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer," starring Cary Grant, Myrna Loy and Shirley Temple, won him an Academy Award for best original screenplay of 1947.When the movie industry began to feel the pinch of television's popularity, Sheldon decided to try the new medium."I suppose I needed money," he remembered. "I met Patty Duke one day at lunch. So I produced 'The Patty Duke Show,' and I did something nobody else in TV... (Florida Today)

    Novels made good junk and their author millions  Jan 31, 2007
    The farce starred Cary Grant and Shirley Temple. Sheldon was also a screenwriter for the Judy Garland-Fred Astaire musical Easter Parade (1948) and the Astaire-Ginger Rogers musical The Barkleys of Broadway (1949). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Sidney Sheldon, 89  Jan 31, 2007
    His first assignment, The Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer, starring Cary Grant, Myrna Loy and Shirley Temple, brought him the Academy Award for best original screenplay of 1947. While under contract to MGM, he recalled in 1982, I worked like hell and I never stopped. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    Sidney Sheldon, novelist, screen and TV writer  Jan 31, 2007
    His first assignment, "The Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer," starring Cary Grant, Myrna Loy and Shirley Temple, brought him the Academy Award for best original screenplay of 1947. With the movie business hurting because of television's popularity, Mr. Sheldon decided to try the new medium. (Buffalo News -- National)

    Exclusive: Ted Baehr says movie 'rape' of young actress indicative of Hollywood's hedonism  Jan 22, 2007
    Especially young stars like Shirley Temple and Elizabeth Taylor. Good wholesome young stars were groomed to appear that way in every movie so that they would be seen as celebrities that moviegoers would admire and want to see again and again. (WorldNetDaily)

    Little girl, big money: why Miss Fanning divides the fans  Jan 14, 2007
    The question in future will be whether the young achiever will carry over her success into adulthood as she intends or whether, like Shirley Temple and Macauley Culkin, she will remain forever a child star. There is also the question of whether she can stay sane doing it. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)

    Putting their happy feet forward  Jan 13, 2007
    Tap-dancing was popular in movies of the 1930s and '40s, including several featuring child star Shirley Temple. "Mary Poppins" and "Happy Feet" continued this tradition. (Mail Tribune, OR)

    What's a classic?  Jan 12, 2007
    In college, I had a nationally revered film professor who hated The Wizard of Oz and thought Shirley Temple in The Blue Bird was better. And a Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic once listed 25 or 30 movies from 1939 that he thought surpassed Gone with the Wind (including John Wayne in Allegheny Uprising). (USA Today -- Life)

    Gregory Anderson, Writer of Film 'Stomp the Yard' Pens, and Ron DeShay, Producer of 'American Idol,' Executive Produces 'Comedy Kids'  Jan 3, 2007
    Kids helped popularize the genre, making icons out of the likes of Shirley Temple and The Little Rascals. However, stand-up has long been regarded as the most difficult aspect of comedy to master, proving to be an incredibly terrifying experience for even the most charismatic of adult comedians. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

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