The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression: Shirley Temple and 1930s America Read Online Free PDF

justification of, 52
    financial mismanagement by, 240–41
    perceived as child-rearing expert, 222–23, 225–26
    as protective of ST, 222–25, 227, 232
    relationship of ST and, 223–27
    salary of, 48, 73–74, 220, 229
    in ST’s career management, 73, 74 , 144, 174, 177, 180, 184, 188, 195, 209, 218, 220–21, 223–25, 232, 237
    in ST’s private life, 200, 205–7
    Temple, Grace, 7
    Temple, Herbert, 8
    Temple, John “Jack,” 8–9, 205, 208, 222, 241
    Temple, Shirley, 3 , 47 , 50 , 56 , 58 , 62 , 63 , 74 , 76 , 100 , 102 , 108 , 140 , 158 , 160 , 182 , 187 , 207
    adulthood of, 238–244, 242
    altered birth date of, 74, 119, 217
    American cultural legacy of, 6
    birthday parties of, 119–20, 121 , 137
    birth of, 2, 9
    as central in family dynamic, 233
    cottage of, 220, 228
    curls of, 46, 75, 114, 129, 131–32, 134, 148, 159, 174, 218
    cuteness factor of, 157–58, 163–64, 171, 176–78, 186, 198, 205
    as Depression-era cultural phenomenon, 1–6
    in Depression recovery strategy, 2–3, 45, 59, 106, 148–49, 178–79, 243
    diminutive stature of, 159–62, 177, 193, 279 n –80 n
    ear infection of, 50–51
    FDR’s meeting with, 59, 60 , 64, 116, 243
    fear experienced by, 215–16
    financial exploitation of, 240–41
    flirtatiousness of, 48, 81–82, 86
    and J. Ford, 166–69
    imitation of, 114, 123–33, 205
    innocence of, 48, 69, 78, 85, 86, 89, 122, 155, 168, 205, 216
    as jealous, 183
    marriage of C. Black and, 239–40
    marriage of J. Agar and, 239–40
    merchandising of, 5, 82, 120, 137, 145
    name of, 118
    naughtiness and brattiness of, 227–28
    “normality” projected by, 217–23
    parodies of, 122–23
    personal charm of, 226, 228
    in postwar politics, 244
    precocity of, 218–19
    private life of, 199–202, 205–10, 213–36
    prodigious talent of, 4, 86, 103, 107, 157, 161–63, 169, 175, 179, 197, 218–19
    protective solicitude toward, 220–21
    puberty and adolescence of, 185, 192–93, 196, 198, 238
    purported IQ of, 221
    relationship between George Temple and, 229–30
    relationship between Gertrude Temple and, 223–27
    reminiscences of, 52, 165, 180, 187, 223, 224, 233
    and Robinson, 91, 98–99, 101–2, 104–8, 112, 113, 174, 179
    schooling of, 218, 221
    security issues for, 206, 209
    smile of, 1, 6, 48, 59, 88, 89, 103, 109, 146, 150, 164, 165, 168, 198, 239
    threats to, 213–17
    trust fund of, 232
    Temple, Shirley, film career:
    actors as unnerved by, 218
    attempts to preserve, 150–98
    breakthrough of, 2, 5, 47, 56–63, 69, 73, 75, 80, 87, 116, 122, 123, 149, 152, 155, 185, 194, 198, 206, 219–20
    celebrity and stardom of, 2, 5, 63–64, 75, 88, 114–49, 150, 154, 178, 197, 199–201, 205, 206
    contracts of, 48, 55, 73–75, 74 , 122–23, 148, 151, 152, 173, 196, 217, 220, 229, 237, 241
    critical acclaim for, 64, 103, 107, 165–66, 172, 174–75, 179–80, 183–84, 191, 196–97, 237–38
    critical disparagement of, 165–66, 169–70, 176–80, 184–85, 191–92, 196–97, 237–39
    demanding work schedule of, 217–18, 233
    discarded projects of, 186
    earnings of, 48, 73–75, 88, 154–55, 180, 196, 208, 228–33, 240–41, 259 n
    emotional healing through, 3–4, 57, 88, 99, 190
    emphasis on ST’s youth in, 81, 139, 157–59, 163, 166–67, 169, 171, 176, 185, 193
    end of, 238–39, 241
    as family’s financial support, 51
    fan mail of, 205–6
    fans of, 5–6, 114, 123–33
    film output of, 2, 75, 218, 237
    film persona of, 4, 48, 51, 199–201, 205, 226
    foils for, 83–84, 89, 100
    global fame of, 5, 115, 119–20, 121, 124–25, 126, 131–32, 147–48
    after leaving Twentieth Century–Fox, 237–38
    maturity dilemma in, 148, 163, 166–67, 169, 172, 176, 177–78, 184–85, 192–93, 196
    merchandising through, 143–44
    more demanding, 168, 195
    mother’s control of, see Temple, Gertrude Krieger, as determined screen mother
    movie set routine of, 221
    “natural talent” breakthrough myth of, 219–20
    onset of, 47–52, 55–56, 127, 217
    popularity polls for,