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)