Shirley Temple: American Princess - Softcover

Neimark, Anne E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425118711 ISBN 13: 9780425118719

Publisher: Berkley, 1989

Synopsis

Chronicles the personal and professional life of the Hollywood child star, including her work as a diplomat and crusader against cancer

About this title

About the Author:

Anne Edwards is the New York Times bestselling author of Vivien Leigh: A Biography and Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor as several other biographies, novels, and children’s books. She lives in Beverly Hills, California.

From Library Journal:

At six, Shirley Temple was the number one box office draw. Her dimpled smile, singing, and dancing raised the spirits of Depression-era families. In this admiring account, Edwards, also the biographer of Vivien Leigh and Margaret Mitchell, writes of Temple's lifeher status as this century's most famous child star, her decline at adolescence, her reincarnation as a political figure, and her courageous, and barrier-breaking, acknowledgement of her struggle with breast cancer. Tales of Temple's childhood and relationship with her indomitable mother are fascinating, but the book fades from there. Also, Edwards's footnoting is annoying. Less than his best, but never underestimate the appeal of "La Temple." Could be a best seller. Rosellen Brewer, Monterey Cty. Lib., Seaside, Cal.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0425118711
• ISBN 13: 9780425118719
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 400