Modern Screen (Dec 1948 - Oct 1949)

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From baby to star to legend: this is the phenomenon of Shirley Temple. LIVING LEGEND ■ With the possible exception of royalty, no single child in modern history has ever attracted as much attention as has Shirley Temple. Having been discovered (see preceding page) her star blazed up overnight. Fan letters poured into her studio. Her salary increased by bounds. She lent her name to dolls, dresses, toys and gadgets. Her face became familiar in the most remote parts of the earth. And as the years raced by, she transcended, through the medium of the movies, the position of a movie star. To millions of young women Shirley began to represent the American dream. To people of other lands' she became a symbol of much that is phenomenal in American life. Today, at 21, Shirley Temple emerges a living legend. Important Svenis 5%-^ ^*si*A.J~~ " V^vv.. o-LJ(. <3\rsk time 'Bainj stood uiitK Kelp £W lime $at>u, stood without Kelp g^rsi: <3ootk • £First rime Sabj walked with Kelp 9W timeiuKv, walked without Kelp IT* *)"»-JU <J I Y"** ^irar Sentence cU I Tirst <UW VJ^L*»1 ^O-v^A <SLu — — 1928: Shirley Temple was born on April 23rd, 1928, in Santa Monica, Cal. Her early records — like the above — indicated her birth date to be 1929. Shirley herself didn't know her real age until she was 12. 1928: Not yet a year old, Shirley already displayed her now famous dimples. Her vocabulary consisted of four words — "Ma-ma, Da-da, bow-wow and bye-bye." Holding on, she could walk in her playpen. 1934: After her discovery by Jay Gorney (see page 39), Fox offered Shirley $150 a week and a role in Stand Up And Cheer. Shirley and her father seem quite happy as Mrs. Temple signs the contract. 1934: Paramount succeeded in borrowing Shirley for Little Miss Marker, with Adolphe Menjoui After the picture's release her weekly salary jumped to $1,250 and she was the darling of the Fox lot. 40