--- title: Shirley Temple, Former Hollywood Child Star, Dies at 85 description: The Depression Era starlet who rocketed to fame at the age of 6 has died of natural causes in her home near San Francisco canonical: https://time.com/6221/shirley-temple-former-hollywood-child-star-dies-at-85/ author: Maddy Fry article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-02-11T12:01:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-01T08:45:25.251Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Shirley Temple, Former Hollywood Child Star, Dies at 85 og:description: The Depression Era starlet who rocketed to fame at the age of 6 has died of natural causes in her home near San Francisco og:url: https://time.com/6221/shirley-temple-former-hollywood-child-star-dies-at-85/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt59d9efa6db944df3/69868228810bbb6be5c90190/shirley-temple.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1933 og:image:height: 1087 og:image:alt: Shirley Temple Black with her award for Lifetime Achievment at the 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 29, 2006 in Los Angeles. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Shirley Temple, Former Hollywood Child Star, Dies at 85 twitter:description: The Depression Era starlet who rocketed to fame at the age of 6 has died of natural causes in her home near San Francisco twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt59d9efa6db944df3/69868228810bbb6be5c90190/shirley-temple.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Shirley Temple, Former Hollywood Child Star, Dies at 85 > Sponsored content. 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Shirley Temple, Famous Child Star, Dies at 85_ by [Maddy Fry / London](https://time.com/author/maddy-fry/) ## Maddy Fry / London Feb 11, 2014 12:01 PM UTC by [Maddy Fry / London](https://time.com/author/maddy-fry/) ## Maddy Fry / London Feb 11, 2014 12:01 PM UTC Shirley Temple, the actress forever imagined as a dimpled, curly-haired movie star, died Monday evening at the age of 85, [according to her publicist.](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/11/shirley-temple-iconic-child-star-dies-at-85/) She died in her Woodside, Calif., home surrounded by family members and caregivers, the Associated Press reports. (**PHOTOS:** [**From Child-Star to Diplomat: Shirley Temple’s Life in Pictures**](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/11/shirley-temples-life-in-pictures/)) Born in 1928, Temple rose to fame as a child star in the Depression Era thanks to her star singing and tap dancing in the 1934 hits _Stand Up and Cheer_ and _Bright Eyes._ But her early rise meant early retirement, too, and she stopped making films in 1950 at the age of 21\. In later years she became a political activist, launching a failed bid for Congress on the Republican ticket in 1967\. Later she held numerous diplomatic posts, serving as U.S. ambassador abroad, most famously to Czechoslovakia during the fall of communism. A statement released by her family read, “We salute her for a life of remarkable achievements as an actor, as a diplomat, and most importantly as our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.” \[[_AP_](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/11/shirley-temple-iconic-child-star-dies-at-85/)\] ## Transcript >> During the dark days of the Great Depression when life was bleak, along came Shirley Temple to win the hearts of the American people. The perky little girl with cute curls and adorable dimples was just what people needed to lift their spirits. Decades later, when she was among entertainers giving Kennedy Center honors, President Clinton put it this way: >> She was seven years old when President Roosevelt asked to meet her, to thank her for the smiling face that helped America through the great depression. >> Shirley Temple began her career at age three, playing spunky, optimistic characters at a time when the public saw little reason to be hopeful. Born in Sta. Monica, California on April 23rd 1928, her mother claimed her first words were the lyrics to a song. By age six, she had already appeared in 20 movies, and had been the top box office star for four years. But ticket sales alone don't begin to describe her popularity. She was a cover girl. Girls flocked to buy Shirley Temple dolls, and a non- alcoholic drink was named after her. >> You're inside my heart. >> Unlike many stars, she successfully made the transition from her early films, like this one, to grown up roles. >> Hey you remind me of a man. >> What man? >> The man with the power. >> What power? >> Next, she switched from life in the public spotlight, to life in public service. In 1967, she made an unsuccessful attempt to run for Congress, and a couple of years later, she became a diplomat; served as a US delegate to the United Nations and an ambassador to Ghana; and toward the end of the cold war, Czechoslovakia. Her teenage marriage to fellow actor John Agar lasted five years and produced one daughter. Her second marriage to businessman Charles Black lasted until his death in 2005. They had two children. Commenting on her varied career, President Clinton commented: >> In fact she has to be the only person who both saved an entire movie studio from failure and contributed to the fall of communism. >> In 1972, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a mastectomy. She was one of the first celebrities to go public with her diagnosis, encouraging women to be examined. From child star to diplomat, to seasoned role model, Shirley Temple Black enjoyed it all. Late in life, she said if I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't change anything. Decades after Shirley Temple Black was a star, young girls were auditioning to portray her. But while autographing copies of her biography, Child Star, she offered this advice: You shouldn't try to be Shirley Temple. Good advice, yet she needn't have worried. 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