Shirley Temple Black dead at 85
Former child star Shirley Temple Black has died of natural causes. She was 85.
She received a special "Juvenile Academy Award" in 1935 for her contribution to motion pictures when she was still a child. She retired from acting at 22, got married and became a U.S. Diplomat.
From CNN:
Shirley Temple Black, who rose to fame as arguably one of the most well-known child actresses in Hollywood history, died late Monday night, her publicist said.She was 85.
Temple died of natural causes at her Woodside, California, home, surrounded by family and caregivers, a statement from Cheryl Kagan said.
She began acting at age 3 and starred in four massive box-office draws before she turned 10, commanding a then-unheard of $50,000 per movie.