Gertrude Temple was the kind of woman who could have given stage mothers a good name — if there hadn’t been so few like her. She saw to it that little Shirley had a firm sense of self independent of her phenomenal popularity — and in time, independent of her mother. That’s why,...
Talk with Shirley Showalter, author of the new memoir Blush: A Mennonite Girl Meets a Glittering WorldQ. Your mother named you after the film star Shirley Temple, whose movies you were forbidden to watch by your Mennonite church. How did bearing that name, with its hint of the “glittering...
“My mother always said, ‘I am the root, my kids is the tree.’ Navigating motherhood today, I understand the depth of her words,” she wrote. “From my brother’s unwavering support, to the incredible grandparents who raised us, we form a tapestry of interconnected branches nurturing lil...
You get a flashlight and tunnel underground to see this glass staircase that the artist Hiroshima Sugimoto designed to link the above ground temple to an underground stone chamber thereby uniting the worlds below and above. I couldn’t take pictures of the below ground part but here is the abo...
Temple was also one of the first movie stars to have a merchandizing contract. By 1941, over $40 million worth of Shirley Temple dolls had been sold. In fact, with all of her marketing and endorsement contracts, she easily doubled her annual film salary each year, earning $200,000 in ...
Robert Osborne reflects on the late actress as the network slots eight of her biggest hits: "There will never be another one like her."
Utah. Shirley was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and enjoyed many callings in her lifetime, including Primary President, Young Women President, Relief Society President, and Temple Worker. She served a mission with her husband at the Joseph Smith Building in Salt...
In the interview, Gregory appeared troubled. When mentioned about his 9 years relationship with Shirley, he heaved a sigh and seemed protective of Shirley, “Whatever happens, I will give her my blessings. She is also suffering under the intense scrutiny of the media.” (But will it be awkw...
I recommend watching the biopic of Temple Grandin’s, who says this about the fortuitous timing of her birth: I was fortunate to have been born in 1947. If I had been born 10 years later, my life as a person with autism would have been a lot different. ...
Since 2009, we've watched the kids fromModern Family— Sarah Hyland, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, and Rico Rodriguez — grow up before our eyes. We've also watched them grow richer by the season. Take July 2017, for example, whenDeadlinereported that the talented foursome had negotiated a ...