Sweet Shirley....

A little tribute post to the child star

Shirley Temple who sadly passed away yesterday.

Her popularity went downhill in Hollywood once once she became a teenager and had outgrown her cute little girl image, but she'll always have a place in my heart!

It appears she went on to have a full-filling life and I must admit I was actually a little surprised she was still alive in 2014!

 It would seem absurd that during the mid 1970’s I was watching movies from the 30’s and 40’s

but growing up,  my sister and I watched many Shirley Temple movies – they used to show old classics every Saturday afternoon on TV and again in the evening when movie buff, 
Bill Collins would screen and host his Movie show - we watched Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, Albert & Costello, Doris Day films (my favourite) and Elvis Presley movies too...
so it was a bit of a tradition to watch the golden oldies every weekend especially if my parents had gone out for the evening and we were at my Grandparents having a sleepover - they'd allow us to stay up late to watch.

I remember Shirley Temple movies bought us so much joy – so entertaining

and full of cute factor!

* little Shirley - sweet as a button
and 'Mamma' Shirley with her own little baby girl
*images via 'Vintage Life'