Shirley Temple - R.I.P.

"I stopped believing in Santa Claus at the age of six when my mother took me to see him in a store and he asked for my autograph." - Shirley Temple

During the depression she kept many people from being depressed and saved her studio from Bankruptcy. 

Hollywood star Shirley Temple has died at the age of 85, her family has said. 
The actress found fame as a child star in the 1930s in films like Bright Eyes, Stand Up and Cheer and Curly Top. 
She died on Monday at home in Woodside, California, from natural causes. "She was surrounded by her family and caregivers," a statement said. 

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26135627 

(This famous number with Bojangles - The Little Colonel - was quite an eye-opener for many reasons.  She kept up with him step or matched step. Love it!)

And so it goes.

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