Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Shirley Temple

Shirley Temple was an important part of the escapism of the movies of the 1930's. As a small child who could sing and dance, with cute ringlets and dimples, her presence in films came to guarantee a box office hit.

Good Ship Lolliop video
Many girls born during this time idolized Shirley Temple and tried to be just like her.
Collectibles

Shirley and Bojangles
Dramatization of the above

List of Shirley's films
An aside about the actor in the film version of life:
Hinton Battle was born on November 29, 1956 in Neubrücke, Germany. He is an actor, known for Dreamgirls (2006), Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story (2001) and A Night on the Town (1983).

Trivia (4)

He originated the role of the Scarecrow in "The Wiz" in 1975, but was replaced by Michael Jackson for the 1978 movie version.
Has won three Tony Awards on three nominations, all in the category of Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical): in 1981 for "Sophisticated Ladies," in 1984 for "The Tap Dance Kid, " and in 1991 for "Miss Saigon."
Although many people primarily know him as a tap dancer, he didn't learn to tap until he was hired for "The Tap Dance Kid" in 1983.

In 2001, he played the part of a tap-dancing/singing demon in the musical episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer".
Timeline of Shirley Temple's life

More Shirley and Bojangles! Bill "Bojangles" Robinson dancing with Shirley Temple in a series of films during the 1930s . in such films as The Little Colonel, The Littlest Rebel, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm and Just Around the Corner, or Will Rogers in In Old Kentucky.

Next week Judy Garland!
Truth about the Wizard of Oz

Good Ship Lollipop lyrics
I've thrown away my toys 
Even my drum and train.
I wanna make some noise 
With real live aeroplanes.
Some day I'm going to fly.
I'll be a pilot too.
And when I do, how would you
Like to be my crew...
On the good ship lollipop.
Its a sweet trip to a candy shop
Where bon-bons play
On the sunny beach of Peppermint Bay.
Lemonade stands everywhere.
Crackerjack bands fill the air.
And there you are
Happy landing on a chocolate bar.
See the sugar bowl do the tootsie roll
With the big bad devils food cake.
If you eat too much ooh ooh
You'll awake with a tummy ache.
On the good ship lollipop
Its a night trip into bed you hop
And dream away
On the good ship lollipop.





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