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Shirley Temple

American actress and diplomat (1928–2014)
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Shirley Temple
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Summary

Shirley Temple was born on April 23, 1928[1], in Santa Monica[2]. She died on February 10, 2014[3], in Woodside[4]. She worked as an actor[5], film actor[6], singer[7], diplomat[8], and child actor[9]. She ranks in the top 0.19% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63,129 views/month, #1,889 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Alta Mesa Memorial Park[11]
  • Father: George Francis Temple[12]
  • Mother: Gertrude Amelia Temple[13]
  • Spouse: John Agar[14], Charles Alden Black[15]
  • Child: Lori Black[16]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[17]
  • Native language: English[18]
  • Occupation: dancer[19], television actor[20], politician[21], ambassador[22]
  • Position held: United States Ambassador to Ghana[23], United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia[24], Chief of Protocol of the United States[25]
  • Educated at: Harvard-Westlake School[26]
  • Award received: Academy Juvenile Award[27], Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award[28], Kennedy Center Honors[29], honorary citizen of Plzeň[30], Golden Plate Award[31], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[32]
  • Sex or gender: female[33]
  • Member of political party: Republican Party[34]
  • Record label: RCA Victor[35]
  • Commons category: Shirley Temple[36]
  • Cause of death: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease[37]
  • Family name: Temple[38], Black[39], Agar[40]
  • Given name: Shirley[41], Jane[42]
  • Official website: https://www.shirleytemple.com/[43]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Shirley Temple[44]
  • Work location: United States[45]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[46]
  • Filmography: Shirley Temple filmography[47]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Shirley Temple include she[48].

Why It Matters

Shirley Temple has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] She is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Entities named for her include she[48].

FAQs

Where was Shirley Temple born?

Shirley Temple's place of birth was Santa Monica[2].

Where did Shirley Temple die?

Shirley Temple passed away in Woodside[4].

Who were Shirley Temple's parents?

Shirley Temple's father was George Francis Temple[12]. Shirley Temple's mother was Gertrude Amelia Temple[13].

Who was Shirley Temple married to?

Shirley Temple's spouses include John Agar[14] and Charles Alden Black[15].

What did Shirley Temple do for work?

Shirley Temple worked as an actor[5], film actor[6], singer[7], diplomat[8], and child actor[9].

Where did Shirley Temple go to school?

Shirley Temple was educated at Harvard-Westlake School[26].

What awards did Shirley Temple receive?

Honors received include Academy Juvenile Award[27], Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award[28], Kennedy Center Honors[29], and honorary citizen of Plzeň[30].

Related Entities

J. Edgar United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . Records of persons of interest. svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Academy Awards Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . plzen.eu. plzen.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . walkoffame.com. Retrieved . walkoffame.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [37] ↑ . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . California, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records. Retrieved . familysearch.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . www.acmi.net.au. wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18h ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 9w ago · A2D4 · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 11w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 11w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-07-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  13. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  14. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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