Shirley Temple Black

Author: (American) Jean Blashfield
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Shireen was born on April 23, 1928, in Santa Monica, California, USA. She was a Hollywood child star of the 1930s. She stepped onto the screen at the age of 4, became a global sensation in the film industry at 6, won an Academy Award for Special Achievement at 7, and dominated Hollywood box office by 10, becoming one of the most influential movie stars. In the late 1940s, left the film industry to marry and have children. Twenty years later, she returned as a rising star in politics. On September 12, 2005, the Screen Actors Guild announced that they would award her the "Lifetime Achievement Award" for her career achievements and humanitarian contributions.
Author Bio: Jean Blashfield has written ninety books, most of them for young people. She prefers writing about interesting places but also loves history and science. In fact, one of her biggest advantages as a writer is that she becomes fascinated by almost every subject she investigates. She has created an encyclopedia of aviation and space, written popular books on murderers and houseplants, and had a lot of fun creating an early book on the things women have done, called "Hellraisers, Heroines, and Holy Women."