Shirley Temple: Lessons for child stars and the rest of us

Shirley Temple Black, better know publicly as Shirley Temple, pioneered such a clear and simple trail to child stardom that many of today’s young stars might benefit from wisdom gained from America’s most famous child star. Here are some examples of simple wisdom learned from her as a child and as an adult.

3. Kids can make a difference

In most of her films, Shirley Temple was always either looking for her father, saving her father, or just plain adoring her dad. In many of her films, the father is a cast as a competent, strong, loving, protective, provider who somehow suffers a reversal of fortune so severe that his little girl is forced to help save the day. Instead of being helpless, it’s Shirley and Daddy against the world – their love and her dogged devotion conquering all. One example of this care is found in "The Little Princess," when the pint-size heroine brings her father's memory back as he recovers in a veteran's hospital, unable to recognize his own daughter.

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