Shirley Temple Black: Child Star and Diplomat Dies at 85

Shirley Temple Black was an American actress and diplomat. Born on April 23, 1928, in Santa Monica, California, she became a movie star at age six.

She starred in Bright Eyes (1934), which included the song "On the Good Ship Lollipop," and Heidi and The Little Colonel, and was the top box-office star of the late 1930s. She received a special juvenile Academy Award in 1935.

She later served as U.S. Ambassador to Ghana and to Czechoslovakia. Black died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at her home in Woodside, California, on February 10, 2014, at age 85.

Achievements: Juvenile Academy Award (1935), U.S. Ambassador.

Birth: April 23, 1928 - Santa Monica, California.

Profession: Actress and diplomat.

Interesting Facts: She was an ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia.