Fairfield resident Leo Kelly made a name for himself as the "Shirley Temple King," taste-testing and reviewing local Shirley Temple drinks across the United States. Since then, he's appeared on the ...

Shirley Temple Sold the Idea That a Cute Kid Had the Cure for the Great Depression. Hulton Archive/Getty Images. A child has died, and that often undermines the adults left behind.

While most kids were going through elementary school, Shirley Temple was becoming the biggest movie star in America. Her talents as a performer and prepubescent charisma delighted audiences of all ...

“When other kids would be in the films with us, her mother wouldn’t let Shirley play with them.” Part of it was fear of Shirley catching a cold. ... Shirley Temple and 1930s America.