Shirley Temple, Former Hollywood Child Star, Dies At 85

Shirley Temple, Former Hollywood Child Star, Dies At 85

Reuters is reporting that: “Shirley Temple Black, who lifted America’s spirits as a bright-eyed, dimpled child movie star during the Great Depression and later became a U.S. diplomat, died late on Monday evening at the age of 85, her family said in a statement.”

The family’s statement noted that Temple Black “peacefully passed away” at her Woodside, Calif., home from natural causes at 10:57 p.m. local time (0157 ET), surrounded by her family and caregivers,  adding that “We salute her for a life of remarkable achievements as an actor, as a diplomat, and most importantly as our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and adored wife of fifty-five years.”

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