RIP Shirley Temple

Was shocked to hear - mostly because I thought she was older and already dead myself. Really hard to believe she was only 85.

WTF, I thought she committed suicide or someshit. Isn't she the one that everyone props up when they talk about the pressures of child stardom?

Judy garland. And RIP shirley temple

Count me in as someone who was mostly shocked that she was still alive

Same for me. Thought she died a long time ago heh.

Was never a fan of her movies, but she was certainly iconic. RIP.

Well... the last time she was in a movie it was 65 years ago and more than 50 years for TV!

imdb_sl said:

From the late 1960s onward she was increasingly active in Republican Party politics. She served as U.S. ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia and held other government-related positions.

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The more you know!

Noodleface_sl said:

Count me in as someone who was mostly shocked that she was still alive

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Was greeted by a bunch of people acting all sad about her dying. I was like, you fucking kidding me? You had no idea she was alive still!

Diamonds are Forever

That damn heroin!!!!!

Ditto, while I can't say I gave it much thought I always assumed she died way before I was born - apparently that was just her career zing!

Luthair_sl said:

Ditto, while I can't say I gave it much thought I always assumed she died way before I was born - apparently that was just her career zing!

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im almost positive 90% of people thought she was dead. I thought she died when I was a little kid

She will be missed

The movies she was in . . . can't say I've ever seen any of them.

It's telling just how much movie tastes have changed, you just never see those old musicals shown anywhere. I figure most people have never seen a Shirley Temple film.

All I know was there was that song "On the good ship lollipop "

Gamma Rays_sl said:

The movies she was in . . . can't say I've ever seen any of them.

It's telling just how much movie tastes have changed, you just never see those old musicals shown anywhere. I figure most people have never seen a Shirley Temple film.

All I know was there was that song "On the good ship lollipop "

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I think it might be an age thing, I'm in my early 30s and I saw a few of her movies growing up, probably while at my grandparents place. In the 80s and the start of the 90s they still used to show a lot of black & white stuff (or maybe technicolor versions?) on TV and I imagine people my age or older would have seen her. Definitely not true that most people haven't the baby boomer generation would have definitely seen her stuff as kids and they still make up a huge portion of the population.