Actor, singer, dancer and diplomat Shirley Temple is the subject of a dancing Google Doodle, which is visible across the Americas, Europe and India on Wednesday.
While this does not mark the Hollywood star's birthday (April 23, 1928) or death anniversary (February 10, 2014), on this day in 2015, the Santa Monica History Museum opened Love, Shirley Temple, a special exhibit featuring a collection of her rare memorabilia, according to Google.
Temple's family were involved in the Google project, and her granddaughter, Teresa Caltabiano, shared her thoughts on her grandmother's legacy for the occasion.
"If you've seen a Shirley Temple movie, you have in a sense gotten to know who she was as a person," she said. "The feisty heroines she played who loved their families and who wanted to make the world a better and happier place was a reflection of her genuine character."
Caltabiano describes her as "bright and highly intuitive", with a "lifelong fascination with people and the real world around her".
"At the heart of everything was her family. We were blessed to know her, her love, her courage and her strength. She is still deeply loved and truly missed, and we treasure our memories of her."
The life and career of Shirley Temple
Temple was born in Santa Monica, California, and bagged her first major role in 1934, in the musical Stand Up And Cheer!, even though she'd been honing her skills in classes and on smaller projects since the tender age of 3.
With her dimples and blonde ringlets, she went on to become one of the most beloved and recognised child stars of the 1930s, if not all time.
In 1934, Temple starred in 12 films, including Bright Eyes, in which she performed the famous On the Good Ship Lollipop routine.
The next year, she became the first child star to win an Academy Award, at age 6, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to screen entertainment in 1934.
In 1942, she made the switch to radio as the star of sitcom Junior Miss, then when she was 22 she retired from the movie industry.
She later became known for her public service and dedicated environmentalism, as she was appointed a representative of the US to the UN in 1969. She was also an ambassador to Ghana and Czech Republic, and became the first female chief of protocol to the US State Department, as well as an Honorary Foreign Service Officer in 1988.
In 2006, the Screen Actors Guild presented Temple with its Lifetime Achievement Award. She also, naturally, has her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 1950, she married businessman Charles Black, after which she was known as Shirley Temple Black.
In 1972, Temple was diagnosed with breast cancer, at 44, leading to a mastectomy, and became an advocate for the disease.
At the age of 85, Temple died at her Woodside, California home from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to her death certificate, as told in her biography by Chris Dicker.
Take a look through the photo gallery below to see some Google Doodles for the Middle East and North Africa:
-
A Google Doodle celebrating Egyptian actress Karima Mokhtar's 89th birthday. All images: Google -
Egyptian writer Ihsan Abdel Quddous -
Kuwaiti actor and comedian Abdulhussain Abdulredha's 83rd birthday -
UAE National Day 2022 Google Doodle. -
Ousha Al Suwaidi was a poetess from the United Arab Emirates. -
Prof. Hamed Abdel Fattah Goher was an Egyptian oceanographer, scientist and TV presenter. -
Tunisia's Tawhida Ben Cheikh was a pioneer in women's medicine. -
Google Doodle of Egyptian actor and director Nour El-Sherif honours him on what would have been his 75th birthday. -
Google celebrates Syrian-Egyptian composer and actor Farid Al Atrash with a Google Doodle to mark what would have been his 110th birthday. -
Children's author Notaila Rashed is honoured with a special Google Doodle to mark her 86th birthday. -
Egyptian actress, producer, writer and filmmaker Bahiga Hafez was born 112 years ago, on August 4. -
The Google Doodle for January 20, 2020, celebrates Mufidah Abdul Rahman, Egypt's first female lawyer. -
A Google Doodle on June 10, 2019, celebrates Egyptian author Ahmed Khaled Towfik. -
Google Doodle honours Persian mathematician, poet and astronomer Omar Khayyam on what would have been his 971st birthday. -
Mary Mounib was a renowned actress in the Egyptian cinema scene. Her 114th birthday is marked in a Google Doodle on February 11, 2019. -
Egyptian poet Gamila El Alaily is honoured in a Google Doodle on March 20, 2019. -
Syrian artist Louay Kayali is the subject of Google's doodle on January 20, 2019. -
Egyptian-French singer and actress Dalida is honoured on her birthday by Google Doodle, on January 17, 2019. -
Egyptian actress Hind Rostom is celebrated in a Google Doodle on her 87th birthday, on November 12, 2018. -
Ibn Sina, one of the greatest thinkers of Islam's golden age, is honoured on August 7, 2018. -
A Google Doodle honours Saudi musician Talal Maddah on what would have been his 78th birthday, on August 5, 2018. -
A Google Doodle gif marks Egyptian actor Omar Sharif's birthday on April 10, 2018. -
Egyptian poet Farouk Shousha is honoured by Google on what would have been his 82nd birthday, on January 9, 2018. -
Google celebrates Lebanese singer Sabah's 90th birthday on November 10, 2017. -
Egyptian painter Inji Aflatoun's Google Doodle pays homage to her style of bold brushstrokes. -
Google celebrates the birthday of Algerian painter Mohammed Khadda, who was born on March 14, 1930. -
Lebanese singer-songwriter Melham Barakat is honoured by Google on his birthday.
