| Shirley Temple:The Complete Series DVD Box Set: Shirley Temple (born April 23,1928) is an American film and television actress,autobiographer,and public servant.She began her screen career in 1932 at the age of three,and in 1934,skyrocketed to superstardom in Bright Eyes,a feature film designed specifically for her talents.She received a special Academy Award in February 1935,and blockbusting super hits such as Curly Top and Heidi followed year after year during the mid to late 1930s.Licensed merchandise that capitalized on her wholesome image included dolls,dishes and clothing.Her box office popularity waned as she reached adolescence,and she left the film industry at the age of 12 to attend high school.She appeared in a few films of varying quality in her mid to late teens,retiring completely from the silver screen in 1950 at the age of 21.She was the top box-office draw four years in a row (1935–38) in a Motion Picture Herald poll.Shirley Temple:The Complete Series Season 6 DVD Set In 1958,Temple returned to show business with a two-season television anthology series of fairy tale adaptations.She made guest appearances on various television shows in the early 1960s and filmed a sitcom pilot that was never released.She sat on the boards of many corporations and organizations including The Walt Disney Company,Del Monte Foods,and the National Wildlife Federation.In 1967,she ran unsuccessfully for United States Congress,and was appointed United States Ambassador to Ghana in 1974 and to Czechoslovakia in 1989.In 1988,she published her autobiography,Child Star.Temple is the recipient of many awards and honors including Kennedy Center Honors and a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.more DVD Box Set at www.buydvdus.com |