Child Star: An Autobiography

In this candid, poised, resilient autobiography, Shirley Temple Black tells what it was like to be a child star adored by millions during the Depression '30s and the 1940s.

Shirley Temple: A Pictorial History of the World's Greatest Child Star (Hardcover)

Despite the decades-long interest in everything Temple, never before has there been a lavishly illustrated art book examining the phenomenon that was Shirley Temple as a child star in the 1930s. Many of the rare and unusual Shirley Temple collectibles have never been featured in print. Along with an informal, concise history of the childhood career of Ms. Temple (featuring film stills, many never-before-seen photographs, and personal snapshots of Shirley as well as several taken by her), this book is a visual treat befitting the magic of the most famous child star of all time, as well as the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Shirley Temple - Little Darling Pack (Little Miss Marker/Now and Forever/The Runt Page) (1932) (DVD)

Newly released Shirley classics on DVD.  Little Miss Marker is a Damon Runyon story of a little girl who is left as a marker with a bookie, and becomes the owner of a horse for a fixed race.  Shirley’s sweetness helps reform the gamblers.   Now and Forever stars Shirley along with Gary Cooper and Carole Lombard.

Curly Top (1935) (VHS)

Wealthy Edward Morgan becomes charmed with a curly-haired orphan and her pretty older sister Mary and arranges to adopt both under the alias of "Mr. Jones." As he spends more time with them, he soon finds himself falling in love with Mary.

Heidi (1937) (VHS)

When little Heidi is stolen by her cruel aunt, her gruff but loving grandfather searches for her to bring her home.  Meanwhile she brings happiness to the invalid daughter of a wealthy man.  One of the most beautifully shot of all of Shirley’s films.

Bright Eyes (1934) (VHS)

When a maid is accidentally hit by a car and killed, her young orphaned daughter is forced to live with the snooty couple her mother used to work for. A custody battle soon ensues between an aviator who adores the little girl and the couple's crotchety Uncle Ned.

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) (VHS)

Rebecca's Uncle Harry leaves her with Aunt Miranda who forbids her to associate with show people. But neighbor Anthony Kent is a talent scout who secretly set it up for her to broadcast.

The Story of Seabiscuit (1949) (DVD)

Horse trainer Shawn O'Hara and his lovely niece, Margaret, come to America to escape the memory of an accident involving Margaret's brother, Danny. Working with thoroughbreds in Kentucky , Shawn takes a liking to a yearling named Seabiscuit, and fights to convince the horse's owner that the tiny horse with big knees will become a top-notch racehorse.

The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer (1947) (DVD)

Teenaged Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sister Judge Margaret Turner. Threatened with jail, Nugent agrees to date Susan until the crush abates. He counters Susan's comic false sophistication by even more comic put-on teenage mannerisms, with a slapstick climax.

Since You Went Away (1944) (DVD)

Shirley stars in this an epic tribute to the American family in World War II.  It’s an intimate personal story and an unabashedly emotional film in which Hollywood tries to honestly portray the lives of real people in a time of turmoil.

I'll Be Seeing You (1945) (DVD)

This wartime romance is a lesser-known Christmas Classic and partakes in the old-fashioned earnestness and optimism of the season.  Starring Shirley along with Ginger Rogers and Joseph Cotton

Oh My Goodness (Audio CD)

This Audio CD contains some of Shirleys greatest songs.

Animal Crackers (Audio CD)

20 Archive Recordings Digitally Enhanced Including "on the Good Ship Lollipop", "Animal Crackers in My Soup", "Little Miss Broadway" and "Curly Top".

America's Sweetheart, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

This is a collection of most of Shirley's songs from the first half of her career.