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Tapping into Shirley's talent
ABC is drafting curly-haired cuties ages 6 to 10 to sail aboard the Good
Ship Lollipop. Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story is a made-for-TV movie
produced by Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch) and her mom,
Paula Hart. ABC is holding nationwide auditions (323-662-5523) for a young
Shirley who can act, tap-dance and sing. Some facts about the real Shirley
Temple:
* Birth date -- April 23, 1928
* Birth name -- Shirley Jane Temple
* Married name -- Shirley Temple Black
* First film -- Baby Burlesks, 1932
* First feature film -- Stand Up and Cheer, 1934
* Awards -- Received Academy Award for ''Outstanding Personality of 1934'';
Kennedy Center Honors, 1998
* Film and TV roles -- 65
* Books -- My Young Life (1945), Child Star (1988)
* Political career -- Congressional candidate (1967); chief of protocol for
President Ford (1976-77)
* Ambassadorial career -- United Nations delegate (1969-70); ambassador to
Ghana (1974-76); ambassador to Czechoslovakia (1989-92)
