Shirley Temple dead at 85

[michiganalex]

http://m.imdb.com/news/ni56788356

 

[Michchamp]

saw a link to this earlier. I was surprised she was still alive.

 

[Monster]

Not sure why, but i thought she died very young. Hmmm...

 

[jdeb]

You guy's thinking of Judy Garland?

Her collectibles will shoot up in value now. She was very active in Politics.

 

[michiganalex]

she was a little cutie when she was a little girl but became gorgeous as a woman. and yea she was into politics a lot. i'm surprised she was so young though when she died

 

[turok]

she was a little cutie when she was a little girl but became gorgeous as a woman. and yea she was into politics a lot. i'm surprised she was so young though when she died

85 is young?

 

[Thumb]

Twice was a US Ambassador, to Ghana then to Czechoslovakia.

 

[tinselwolverine]

I had thought she'd been dead for some time now as well...

 

[Michchamp]

85 is young?

according to biblical standards, yes.

 

[michiganalex]

i figured she would be around 90

 

[Thumb]

according to biblical standards, yes.

She was no Methuselah that's for sure.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Thought she was older. Probably because she started so young. I was never a big fan as far as her movies, I thought as a little girl she was more annoying than anything.

 

[michiganalex]

a lot of today's child stars need to take a look at how she lead her life and learn from her what you should do

 

[Michchamp]

a lot of today's child stars need to take a look at how she lead her life and learn from her what you should do

Basically, she knew when to quit, and how to function as a non-celebrity, and so she made it to old age.

Lessons learned: quit Hollywood when your childhood ends and you're not talented enough for adult roles, avoid developing a dependence on drugs or alcohol, marry a rich spouse (divorce current spouse if needed), get into Republican politics, enjoy cushy Ambassadorships, die of natural causes.

 

[michiganalex]

Basically, she knew when to quit, and how to function as a non-celebrity, and so she made it to old age.

Lessons learned: quit Hollywood when your childhood ends and you're not talented enough for adult roles, avoid developing a dependence on drugs or alcohol, marry a rich spouse (divorce current spouse if needed), get into Republican politics, enjoy cushy Ambassadorships, die of natural causes.

she didn't choose top get out. Take a look at her bio

 

[michiganalex]

She was suppose to play Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz but Fox wouldn't loan her to MGM

 

[Mitchrapp]

She was suppose to play Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz but Fox wouldn't loan her to MGM

Thank goodness. It's hard to say now but I can't believe she would have been better than Judy Garland.

 

[turok]

Shirley Temple singing "Over The Rainbow" and playing Dorothy in The Wizard Of OZ??

Uhh...nope!!

Fortunately that didn't happen, but if it had I doubt very much if the movie would have been as popular or had such enduring longevity through several generations so far.

 

[Thumb]

On the plus side, it might have spared us Liza Minnelli ever being in the public eye, had Judy Garland not gotten so famous with Oz.

 

[tinselwolverine]

On the plus side, it might have spared us Liza Minnelli ever being in the public eye, had Judy Garland not gotten so famous with Oz.

I thought it was Lisa with an "s."