The perils of being a child film star

“I stopped believing in Santa Claus when my mother took me to see him in a department store, and he asked for my autograph”.1

Short biography: Temple began her film career in 1931 when she was three years old and became well known for her performance in Bright Eyes, released in 1934. She won a special Juvenile Academy Award in February 1935 for her outstanding contribution as a juvenile performer in motion pictures during 1934 and continued to appear in popular films through the remainder of the 1930s…..2

Notes

1 Dorsey, Tim. When Elves Attack: Kindle Edition

2 Shirley Temple – Wikipedia

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