Hollywood star Shirley Temple dies aged 85

Former Hollywood child star Shirley Temple has died at the age of 85.

Here are some interesting facts about her life.

• Born April 23, 1928, she started her career in the 1930s and was famous by the age 6.
• Her mother did her hair in pin curls for each movie. Every hairstyle had exactly 56 curls.
• At age six she became the first recipient of the juvenile Academy Award.
• She starred in 12 short films and 43 features.

• In 1936, she secured a contract paying her over $50,000 per film.
• She presented Walt Disney with his special Academy Award for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). It was a standard-sized Oscar with seven little Oscars.

• She was supposed to play Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, but 20th Century Fox refused to lend her to MGM, so Judy Garland was cast instead.
• Actresses Shirley Jones and Shirley MacLaine were both named after her.
• Temple appears on cover of The Beatles' "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album.

Source: www.shirleytemple.com and IMDB.com

Hollywood star Shirley Temple dies aged 85

As a child actress Shirley Temple was a box office draw from the early1930s, known for her singing, dancing and acting.

Her bouncy curls, dimples and cheerful disposition attracted a legion of fans worldwide.

Read: Hollywood star Shirley Temple dies aged 85

Shirley Temple's family has paid tribute to the "remarkable achievements" of the former child star, who has died aged 85.

Shirley Temple found fame as a child star in the 1930s in hit films such as Curly Top and Heidi.

In 1934, she became the youngest person ever to win an Oscar when she was just six-years-old, taking home a special Academy Juvenile award.

Temple went on to feature in over 40 films before retiring at the age of 22.

Read: Former Hollywood star Shirley Temple dies in California

Former Hollywood star Shirley Temple has died in California of natural causes, a family spokeswoman has said.