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Authors: John F. Kasson
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,
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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, 117
possible erotic subtexts in, 81–82, 86, 106
publicity and promotional events for, 5, 48, 119–31, 137, 218
recurring formula in,
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Shirley Temple formula
redemption and reconciliation themes in, 78–79, 80–81, 103, 131, 168, 173, 184, 196, 213
with Robinson, 88–89, 91, 101–2, 104–8
scene stealing by, 165
sensational articles about, 217
ST’s retirement from, 195, 196–97
waning of, 2, 148, 166, 169–70, 176–78, 181, 185–98, 216–17, 237–39
Temple, Shirley, films of:
Baby Burlesks, 49–50
Bright Eyes
, 79, 82–87,
84
, 152, 153, 190, 214
Dimples
, 163–66, 173, 266
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, 268
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Heidi
, 87, 148, 170–72, 173, 175, 209, 224, 279
n
The Little Colonel
, 89, 97, 98–103,
102
, 144, 152, 153, 155, 163, 168, 226
Little Miss Marker
, 75–78,
76
, 82, 89, 152, 155, 159, 218, 224
The Little Princess
, 53, 87, 159, 161, 181–84,
182
, 209, 226, 282
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The Littlest Rebel
, 89, 97–99,
100
, 103–9,
108
, 112, 155, 161, 163, 168, 227, 269
n
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
, 161, 172–76, 180, 181, 224–25, 266
n
Square Crooks
, 80–81
Stand Up and Cheer!
, 2, 48, 55, 56–63,
56
,
58
,
62
, 69, 73, 74, 75, 78, 80, 82, 87, 88–89, 118, 119, 143, 149, 152, 155, 171, 179, 185, 194, 205,
207
, 243
Susannah of the Mounties
, 161, 174, 184–85
Wee Willie Winkie
, 148, 155,
160
, 161–62, 167–71, 174, 183, 184, 204
Temple family, 7–9, 148
financial status of, 51, 88, 229, 232–33, 240–41
as Hollywood elite, 209
increasingly grandiose homes of, 206–10, 214
transformative effect of celebrity on, 5–6, 88, 199–202, 205–10, 213–36
Temple-Thomason, Inc., 229
Tennessee Valley Authority, 31
“Test Your Own Child,” 125
Thalberg, Irving, 70
That Hagen Girl
, 238
Thief of Bagdad, The
, 203
Three Brian Sisters, 176–77
Thumb, General Tom (Charles Stratton), 163
tie-ins, tie-ups, 83, 123
see also
merchandising
Time
, 19, 20, 64, 165, 169, 176, 184, 225–26
Tinee, Mae, 184
Treacher, Arthur, 161, 171, 182, 183, 279
n
Trespasser, The
, 203
Tucker, Sophie, 204
Turner, Lana, 219
Twain, Mark, 53
Twentieth Century–Fox, 59, 67, 96, 104, 115–16, 139, 151–53, 166, 173, 176, 177–79, 181, 187, 189, 190, 195, 196, 215, 229, 237, 256
n
, 269
n
Greene sued by, 82
prominence of, 198
publicity and promotional events of, 5, 120, 125, 215, 216
Uncle Tom, 97, 106, 110, 113
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
(Stowe), 53, 97, 164–65
unemployment, 12–13, 19–20, 27, 51, 105
African American, 90
masculinity and, 79–80
relief for, 31
stigma of, 73, 79
Ungolo, Amelia, 146
United Artists, 65, 237
Universal News
, 41
Universal Pictures, 65, 67
Updike, John, 243
Valentino, Rudolph, 127, 185
funeral of, 203
Vanguard Films, 237, 241
Vanity Fair
, 42, 75
Variety
, 105, 106, 166, 174, 184
vaudeville, 91, 93, 109, 193, 195
Vidor, King, 104
Waller, Fats, 94
War Babies
, 50
Warhol, Andy, 1
War Industries Board, 10
Warner Bros., 57, 65–66
Warren, Earl, 239
Warren, Harry, 196
Warren, Samuel, 200–201
Wasenske, Joanne, 144–45
Washington, D.C., 241
Washington Post
, 183, 197
Weaver, William R., 175, 177, 179, 191
Weber, Joe, 17
Wee Willie Winkie
, 148, 155,
160
, 161–62, 167–71, 174, 183, 184, 204
Weil, Dorothy Coomer, 130–31
Welles, Orson, 41
Wells, H. G., 116
West, Mae, 50
Westheimer family, 132
Westley, Helen, 164–65, 173, 175
“We Wear the Mask” (Dunbar), 111
Weyerhaeuser, George, 212
“What the Picture Did for Me,” 86, 103, 117
“When I Grow Up,” 162
“When I’m with You,” 173
White, William Allen, 15, 41
Whiting, Richard A., 85, 95
Wiggin, Kate Douglas, 172, 174, 176
Wilbur, Ray Lyman, 10
Willkie, Wendell, 41
Wilshire Methodist Church, 239
Wilson, Woodrow, 23
Winchell, Walter, 256
n
Winfrey, Oprah, 114
Withers, Jane, 48, 84, 85, 86, 137, 214, 230, 250
n
, 265
n
Wizard of Oz, The
, 53, 157, 165, 181, 185, 186
The Blue Bird
compared to, 188–91
Woollcott, Alexander, 203
World War I, 9–10, 55, 211
World War II, 32, 115, 133, 189, 198, 239, 240
Wright, James L., 48
Wright, Loyd, 74, 187
Wurtzel, Sol M., 153
Yellen, Jack, 26, 176
“You Are the Ideal of My Dreams,” 229
Young, Stark, 104
Young Mr. Lincoln
, 154
Young People
, 194–97, 225
“You’ve Got to S-M-I-L-E,” 162
Zannie, Esther Camelio, 145–46
Zanuck, Darryl, 139, 148, 151–59, 163, 169, 199, 209, 228, 236, 239
in attempt to revive ST’s waning career, 185–98
conflict between Temples and, 174, 180, 184, 187–89, 195–96, 237
Sheehan vs., 152
and ST formula, 166–68, 170, 172–74, 176–78, 181–84, 187, 189, 194, 197–98
Zelizer, Viviana, 53
Ziegfeld, Florenz, 261
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Ziegfeld Follies, 46
Zimmerman, Jane, 38
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The little girl who fought the Great Depression : Shirley Temple and 1930s America / John F. Kasson. — First edition.
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1. Temple, Shirley, 1928–2. Motion picture actors and actresses—United States—Biography. 3. Popular culture—United States—History—20th century. 4. United States—Civilization—1918–1945. 5. United States—Intellectual life—20th century. 6. Depressions—1929—United States. 7. United States—History—1933–1945. 8. United States—History—1919–1933. I. Title.
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