America's little darling, everyone knows her but where does she come from? George Francis Temple was his father (Shirley Temple). He was born in 1888 and eventually became a banker (Shirley Temple). Her mother's name was Gertrude Amelia Krieger, she was born in 1893 (Shirley Temple). They had two sons whose names were: Jack Temple and George Jr. Temple (Shirley Temple). While expecting their first daughter, Gertrude played the gramophone and attended dance recitals (Shirley Temple). Finally on April 23, 1929 a beautiful baby girl (Shirley Temple) was born. Shirley was a little girl who would bring smiles to everyone's faces during the Great Depression (Hall). They named her Shirley Jane Temple. Shirley was born at 9pm. She once said, "Too late for dinner, so I started my life one meal back. I've been trying to make up for that loss ever since" (Shirley Temple's official website). Shirley started dancing extremely early (Shirley Temple). Already at the age of eight months, when he rocked back and forth in the cradle (Shirley Temple). Her love of dance continued. As Shirley grew up, she took dance lessons at the Ethel Meglin Dance Studio, which was just ten miles from Hollywood (Bankston 6-7). It was the day before Thanksgiving and the family had made travel plans, so Shirley took dance lessons early that week (Bankston 7). While she was in a hurry, her mother didn't have time to curl her hair and Shirley wore very casual clothes, not knowing that this would be the day her fame would begin (Bankston 7). This is the day in 1931 that producers Jack Hays and Charles Lamont discovered Shirley (the official Shirley Temple website). Shirley's family has become very protective of their little girl (Shirley Temple). She dated... middle of paper... received numerous awards even after her acting career ended. In September 2005, Screen Actors Gold proclaimed that Shirley, "who captivated the world like no other child star has before or since, and then served her country as a preeminent diplomat for more than three decades" (story of the United States). He received a Life Achievement Award for his many accomplishments (US history). Additionally, in 2005 Premiere Magazine placed her at number thirty-three on their list of the greatest movie stars of all time (Shirley Temple). She was voted the thirty-eighth greatest movie star of all time by Entertainment Weekly (Shirley Temple). At one point, Shirley's fan club in England had 650,000 members (Lindeman). Located at 1500 Vine Street is his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (Shirley Temple). All in all, Shirley Jane Temple had a very full life and accomplished so much.