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65-553: The Kronish House features a formal, pinwheel design . Not visible from the street, the one-story house sits at the end of a 250-foot-long driveway on a 2-acre lot. With 6,891 square feet of living space, six bedrooms and 51/2 bathrooms, the contemporary home is the Neutra's largest in Southern California. The glass-enclosed garden area is visible from several rooms. The original pool was also designed by Neutra. The house

130-491: A seventh grader . Temple noted that she had difficulty adapting to a school environment after having spent much of her youth with adults and private tutors. However, her classmate June Lockhart described her as having "integrated herself right away" and seeming "delighted to be there". Temple frequently attended school dances and extracurricular activities, and according to Lockhart, "students did not treat her differently despite her successful film career." Temple graduated from

195-926: A $ 150-per-week contract that was guaranteed for two weeks by Fox. The role was a breakthrough performance for Temple. Her charm was evident to Fox executives, and she was ushered into corporate offices almost immediately after finishing "Baby, Take a Bow", a song-and-dance number that she performed with James Dunn . Biographer John Kasson argues: In almost all of these films, she played the role of emotional healer, mending rifts between erstwhile sweethearts, estranged family members, traditional and modern ways, and warring armies. Characteristically lacking one or both parents, she constituted new families of those most worthy to love and protect her. Producers delighted in contrasting her diminutive stature, sparkling eyes, dimpled smile, and 56 blond curls by casting her opposite strapping leading men, such as Gary Cooper , John Boles , Victor McLaglen , and Randolph Scott . Yet her favorite costar

260-438: A 30-day holding period for alterations to structures 45 years or older designed by a “master” architect. In 2014, the architecture firm Marmol Radziner completed the rehabilitation of the historic home, restoring it to its original footprint, and also adding a guest house. 34°5′16.25″N 118°24′2.77″W  /  34.0878472°N 118.4007694°W  / 34.0878472; -118.4007694 Shirley Temple This

325-473: A Bow (named after their song in Stand Up and Cheer! ). Temple's third film, also with Dunn, was Bright Eyes (1934), a movie written especially for her. After the success of her first three films, Temple's parents realized that she was not being paid sufficiently. Her image also began to appear on numerous commercial products without her legal authorization and without compensation. To regain control over

390-541: A child, but a 30-year-old dwarf, due in part to her stocky body type. The rumor was so prevalent, especially in Europe, that the Vatican dispatched Father Silvio Massante to investigate whether she was indeed a child. The fact that she never seemed to miss any teeth led some people to conclude that she had all her adult teeth. Temple was actually losing her primary teeth regularly through her days with Fox—for example, during

455-597: A cold, which caused her to miss a couple of days. As a result, a false report originated in Britain that all of her hair had been cut off. Temple became active in the California Republican Party . In 1967, she ran unsuccessfully in a special election in California's 11th congressional district after eight-term Republican J. Arthur Younger died of leukemia . She ran in the open primary as

520-546: A conservative Republican and came in second with 34,521 votes (22.44%), behind Republican law school professor Pete McCloskey , who placed first in the primary with 52,882 votes (34.37%) and advanced to the general election with Democrat Roy A. Archibald, who finished fourth with 15,069 votes (9.79%), but advanced as the highest-placed Democratic candidate. In the general election, McCloskey was elected with 63,850 votes (57.2%) to Archibald's 43,759 votes (39.2%). Temple received 3,938 votes (3.53%) as an independent write-in. Temple

585-434: A flat roof, radiant heating or sliding doors — Neutra trademarks. The house was owned briefly by Norton Simon and Jennifer Jones , before it was sold in 1999[provide citation, house was not sold in a third-party transaction in 1999 pursuant to public records]. Neighboring estates include Madonna 's former Beverly Hills home. In January 2011, the house was sold in a foreclosure auction for $ 5.8 million. During that summer,

650-731: A group that lobbied the Senate for passage of the second Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty . He was a trustee of the American University in Cairo, Egypt, and director of the Aspen Institute for cultural exchanges with Iran . He took part in the unofficial Dartmouth Conferences of United States and Soviet scholars. In 1973, he was named head of the National Committee on United States-China Relations ; he visited

715-578: A parody of the Mae West feature She Done Him Wrong , with Temple as a saloon singer. That same year, she appeared in Kid 'in' Africa as a child imperiled in the jungle and in Runt Page , a pastiche of the previous year's The Front Page . The younger players in the cast recited their lines phonetically. Temple became the breakout star of this series, and Educational promoted her to 20-minute comedies in

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780-870: A result, her only film for MGM was the relatively unsuccessful film Kathleen , released in 1941. Miss Annie Rooney followed for United Artists in 1942, but was unsuccessful. The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer starring Cary Grant and Fort Apache starring John Wayne and Henry Fonda were two of her few hit films in the 1940s. Her then-husband John Agar also appeared in Fort Apache . She and future U.S. president Ronald Reagan were both in That Hagen Girl (1947) . She did not formally announce her retirement from full-length films until 1950. Temple briefly had her own radio series on CBS . Junior Miss debuted March 4, 1942, in which she played

845-472: A syndicated newspaper column, for The Christian Science Monitor , and in four books — The Age of Triumph and Frustration: Modern Dialogues, The Insecurity of Nations, The Conduct and Misconduct of Foreign Relations, and History and Memory . In 1974, Yost was awarded the Foreign Service Cup by his fellow Foreign Service officers. In 1979, Yost was co-chairman of Americans for SALT II,

910-603: A writer, at the Council on Foreign Relations , and as a teacher, at Columbia University . In 1969, President Richard Nixon called Yost out of retirement to become the permanent United States representative to the United Nations. He resigned in 1971 and returned to writing, at the Brookings Institution , and teaching at Georgetown University 's School of Foreign Service . Yost set forth his views in

975-523: Is an accepted version of this page Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple ; April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) was an American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat, who was Hollywood's number-one box-office draw as a child actress from 1934 to 1938. Later, she was named United States Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia , and also served as Chief of Protocol of the United States . Temple began her film career in 1931 when she

1040-469: Is one of only three Neutra designs ever built in Beverly Hills, and the only one that remains intact (one was demolished, the other completely altered). It was originally built for real estate developer Herbert Kronish and his wife Hazel, who had bought the property from actress Shirley Temple In an October 1953 letter, the couple stated they did not want a design that looked like a wooden box or had

1105-547: The 1980 Republican primaries . When rumours circulated that Reagan was planning to reappoint Temple as chief of protocol after Lenore Annenberg 's resignation, Temple remarked that she didn't "believe in looking back". She served as the United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia (August 23, 1989 – July 12, 1992), having been appointed by President George H. W. Bush , and was the first and only woman in this job. Temple bore witness to two crucial moments in

1170-456: The 1980 presidential election that she would be given a cabinet position or another ambassadorship. Reagan did send Temple as his representative to Paris as part of American inaugural celebrations abroad, however, she was not given any new posting during the Reagan administration. Writer Anne Edwards suggested that this was because Temple had supported Reagan's rival, George H. W. Bush , in

1235-815: The Dumbarton Oaks Conference from August to October 1944, when he worked on Chapters VI and VII of the United Nations Charter . He then served at the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco in April 1945 as aide to Secretary of State Edward Stettinius . In July of that year he was secretary-general of the Potsdam Conference . In 1945, Yost was reinstated in

1300-591: The Frolics of Youth series with Frank Coghlan Jr. Temple played Mary Lou Rogers, the baby sister in a contemporary suburban family. Temple and her child costars modeled for breakfast cereals and other products to fund production costs. She was lent to Tower Productions for a small role in the studio's first feature film, The Red-Haired Alibi (1932), and in 1933 to Universal , Paramount and Warner Bros. Pictures for various parts, including an uncredited role in To

1365-657: The Hotchkiss School , where he was a member of the class of 1924 that included Roswell Gilpatric , Paul Nitze and Chapman Rose, before graduating from Princeton University in 1928. He did postgraduate studies at the École des Hautes Études International ( École pratique des hautes études ) in Paris. Over the next year he traveled to Geneva, Berlin, the Soviet Union (with author Croswell Bowen ), Poland, Rumania, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Spain, and Vienna. Yost joined

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1430-578: The Republican National Convention , Temple and her husband were given a room with a White House telephone in it. Temple recalled that she speculated to her husband that the phone had been installed as Ford was about to ask her to be his running mate at the convention, however, the phone was disconnected. Bob Dole was instead chosen as the Vice Presidential nominee. Temple had hoped after Ronald Reagan 's victory in

1495-693: The U.S. Foreign Service in 1930 on the advice of former Secretary of State Robert Lansing , and served in Alexandria , Egypt as a consular officer, followed by an assignment in Poland . In 1933, he left the Foreign Service to pursue a career as a freelance foreign correspondent in Europe and a writer in New York City . After his marriage to Irena Rawicz-Oldakowska, he returned to the U.S. State Department in 1935, becoming assistant chief of

1560-598: The Cinema in Her Time , and she was animated with Donald Duck in The Autograph Hound . In 1940, Lester Cowan, an independent film producer, bought the screen rights to F. Scott Fitzgerald 's Babylon Revisited for $ 80. Fitzgerald thought his screenwriting days were over, and with some hesitation, accepted Cowan's offer to write the screenplay titled "Cosmopolitan" based on the short story. After finishing

1625-722: The Division of Arms and Munitions Control in 1936. In 1941, he represented the State Department on the Policy Committee of the Board of Economic Warfare . Yost was appointed assistant chief of special research in 1942, and was made assistant chief of the Division of Foreign Activity Correlation in 1943. In February of the next year he became executive secretary of the Department of State Policy Committee. He attended

1690-512: The Foreign Service, and later that year he served as political adviser to U.S. Lieutenant General Raymond Albert Wheeler on the staff of Lord Louis Mountbatten in Kandy , Ceylon. He then became chargé d'affaires in Thailand during the short reign of Ananda Mahidol . Throughout the late 1940s and the 1950s, his assignments took him to Czechoslovakia , Austria (twice), and Greece . In 1954, he

1755-675: The Good Ship Lollipop " for him. The Independent Theatre Owners Association paid for an advertisement in The Hollywood Reporter in May 1938 that included Temple on a list of actors who deserved their salaries while others' (including Katharine Hepburn and Joan Crawford) "box-office draw is nil" . In 1939, she was the subject of the Salvador Dalí painting Shirley Temple, The Youngest, Most Sacred Monster of

1820-465: The Last Man (1933), starring Randolph Scott and Esther Ralston . After viewing one of Temple's Frolics of Youth films, Fox Film Corporation songwriter Jay Gorney saw her dancing in the theater lobby. Recognizing her from the screen, Gorney arranged a screen test for Temple for the film Stand Up and Cheer! (1934). Temple auditioned on December 7, 1933, and won the part. She was signed to

1885-591: The People's Republic of China in 1973 and 1977. Yost died of cancer on May 21, 1981, at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. , at age 73. Yost's papers are at Princeton University Library 's Mudd Library in its Department of Rare Books and Special Collections. Yost's ancestors, who were driven out of the German Palatinate by Louis XIV 's armies in the late 17th century, settled in

1950-411: The United Nations as the deputy to Ambassador Adlai Stevenson . After Stevenson's death in 1965, Yost stayed on as deputy to Ambassador Arthur Goldberg . In 1964, Yost was promoted to the rank of Career Ambassador, the highest professional Foreign Service level, in recognition of especially distinguished service over a sustained period. In 1966 he resigned from the Foreign Service to begin his career as

2015-592: The authorized corporate licenses began to be issued. Bright Eyes , written with her acting style in mind, was released in 1934 The film included the song " On the Good Ship Lollipop ", which is considered to be her signature song . She was awarded a miniature Juvenile Oscar in 1935. Temple's quota of films in each calendar year was increased from three to four in the contract that her parents signed in July 1934. Now and Forever starring Gary Cooper and Carole Lombard (with Temple billed third with her name above

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2080-513: The dance school, Temple was spotted by Charles Lamont , who was a casting director for Educational Pictures . She hid behind a piano while he was in the studio. Lamont liked Temple and invited her to audition. He signed her to a contract in 1932. Educational Pictures launched its Baby Burlesks , 10-minute comedy shorts satirizing recent films and events, using preschool children in every role. In 1933, Temple appeared in Glad Rags to Riches ,

2145-733: The end of 1935. Elaborate sets were built for the production at the famed Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth , where a rock feature at the heavily filmed location ranch was eventually named Shirley Temple Rock. Heidi was the only other Temple film released in 1937. Midway through shooting of the movie, the dream sequence was added to the script. Temple herself reportedly was behind the dream sequence and she had enthusiastically pushed for it, but in her autobiography, she vehemently denied this. Her contract gave neither her parents nor her any creative control over her movies. She saw this as Zanuck's refusal to make any serious attempt at building upon

2210-410: The end of which an exhausted, nettled social worker dealt with each person as a faceless number. Shirley offered a natural solution: to open one's heart. President Franklin D. Roosevelt praised her performances, saying, "It is a splendid thing that for just 15 cents, an American can go to a movie and look at the smiling face of a baby and forget his troubles." On December 21, 1933, Temple's contract

2275-592: The film. However, her mother demurred. In any case, the Cowan project was shelved by the producer. Fitzgerald was later credited with the use of the original story for The Last Time I Saw Paris starring Elizabeth Taylor . As her contract with 20th Century-Fox was coming to a close, Temple's mother applied her for entrance into the Westlake School for Girls in September 1939. There, Temple would enroll as

2340-517: The height of her popularity, Temple was the subject of many myths and rumors, with several being propagated by the Fox press department. Fox publicized her as a natural talent with no formal acting or dance training. As a way of explaining how she knew stylized buck-and-wing dancing, she was enrolled for two weeks in the Elisa Ryan School of Dancing. False claims circulated that Temple was not

2405-726: The history of Czechoslovakia's fight against communism. She was in Prague in August 1968, as a representative of the International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies, and was going to meet with Czechoslovakian party leader Alexander Dubček on the very day that Soviet-backed forces invaded the country. Dubček fell out of favor with the Soviets after a series of reforms, known as the Prague Spring . Temple, who

2470-572: The hour-long program was seen as a series of specials on ABC . Starting in 1959 the series began airing every third Monday night, alternating with Cheyenne . In 1960 the series moved to NBC , where it was broadcast under the title of The Shirley Temple Show until September 10, 1961. In 1999, she hosted the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars awards show on CBS , and in 2001 served as a consultant on an ABC-TV production of her autobiography, Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story. John Kasson states: She

2535-518: The house. Among the alternatives to demolition being considered was relocating the house off site. Stavros Niarchos Jr., grandson of the Greek shipping tycoon , eventually purchased the house in October for $ 12.8 million, which was originally being offered for $ 13.995 million, saving it from demolition. As a consequence, the city of Beverly Hills passed unanimously a local preservation ordinance, requiring

2600-470: The label. Temple lamented in her memoirs that it "made no economic sense" to pursue litigation against those who made unlicensed goods under her name; a successful lawsuit was filed by Ideal Toy Company against a certain Lenora Doll Company, which manufactured and sold Shirley Temple dolls without authorization, with Temple herself cited as a co-plaintiff befitting her celebrity status. At

2665-533: The new owners applied for a permit to cap the house's sewer line, which is often a sign of preparing a building for demolition . The home was in such poor condition that broker firm Hilton & Hyland was trying to sell it for its land value alone. Upon the news, the Los Angeles Conservancy , and other advocacy groups, lobbied the city of Beverly Hills to delay the demolition. Richard Neutra's son, Dion Neutra helped to lobby assistance to save

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2730-435: The rumor. She later said she wished all she had to do was wear a wig. The nightly process she endured in the setting of her curls was tedious and grueling, with weekly vinegar rinses that stung her eyes. Rumors spread that her hair color was not naturally blonde. During the making of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm , news spread that she was going to do extended scenes without her trademark curls. During production, she also caught

2795-577: The school in May 1945. Shirley signed with MGM after leaving 20th Century-Fox. However, upon meeting with Arthur Freed for a preliminary interview, the MGM producer exposed his genitals to her. When this elicited nervous giggles in response, Freed threw her out and ended their contract before any films were produced. The next idea was teaming her with Garland and Rooney for the musical Babes on Broadway . Fearing that either of those two could easily upstage Temple, MGM replaced her with Virginia Weidler . As

2860-421: The screenplay, Fitzgerald was told by Cowan that he would not do the film unless Temple starred in the lead role of the youngster Honoria. Fitzgerald objected, saying that at age 12, the actress was too worldly for the part and would detract from the aura of innocence otherwise framed by Honoria's character. After meeting Temple in July, Fitzgerald changed his mind, and tried to persuade her mother to let her star in

2925-436: The sidewalk ceremony in front of Grauman's Theatre, where she took off her shoes and placed her bare feet in the concrete, taking attention away from her face. When acting, she wore dental plates and caps to hide the gaps in her teeth. Another rumor said her teeth had been filed to make them appear like baby teeth. A rumor about Temple's trademark hair was that she wore a wig. On multiple occasions, fans yanked her hair to test

2990-599: The success of her dramatic role in Wee Willie Winkie . One of the many examples of how Temple was permeating popular culture at the time is the references to her in the 1937 film Stand-In ; newly minted film studio honcho Atterbury Dodd (played by Leslie Howard ) has never heard of Temple, much to the shock and disbelief of former child star Lester Plum (played by Joan Blondell ), who describes herself as "the Shirley Temple of my day", and performs " On

3055-404: The third child of homemaker Gertrude Temple and bank employee George Temple. The family was of Dutch , English, and German ancestry. She had two brothers: John and George, Jr. The family moved to Brentwood, Los Angeles . Temple's mother encouraged her to develop her singing, dancing, and acting talents. At about this time, her mother began styling Temple's hair in ringlets . While at

3120-548: The title beneath Cooper's and Lombard's), The Little Colonel , Our Little Girl , Curly Top (with the signature song " Animal Crackers in My Soup ") and The Littlest Rebel were released after the contract was signed. Curly Top was Temple's last film before the merger between 20th Century Pictures and the Fox Film Corporation. Temple's salary was $ 2,500 per week (equivalent to $ 55,558 in 2023) by

3185-410: The title role. The series was based on stories by Sally Benson . Sponsored by Procter & Gamble , Junior Miss was directed by Gordon Hughes, with David Rose as musical director. The series ended on August 26, 1942. From 1958 until 1961, Temple was the hostess, narrator, and an occasional actress on an anthology series of fairy tale adaptations called Shirley Temple's Storybook . During 1958

3250-462: The use of her image and to negotiate with Fox, Temple's parents hired lawyer Lloyd Wright to represent them. On July 18, 1934, Temple's contractual salary was raised to $ 1,000 per week (equivalent to $ 22,776 in 2023), and her mother's salary was raised to $ 250 per week (equivalent to $ 5,694 in 2023), with an additional $ 15,000 (equivalent to $ 341,642 in 2023) bonus for each finished film. Cease-and-desist letters were sent to many companies and

3315-581: The valley of the Mohawk River in New York State . Others were of Scotch-Irish origin and came to America with the immigration that took place around the mid-18th century. Yost's ancestor Edward Howell founded Watermill on Long Island, New York, and his ancestor Abraham Cooper founded Oxbow, New York . His ancestor Brigadier General Nicholas Herkimer was a Revolutionary War hero. Yost's father, Nicholas, an attorney, judge, and bank president

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3380-564: Was a lifelong cigarette smoker but avoided displaying her habit in public because she did not want to set a bad example for her fans. She is buried at Alta Mesa Memorial Park . Charles Yost Charles Woodruff Yost (November 6, 1907 – May 21, 1981) was a career U.S. Ambassador who was assigned as his country's representative to the United Nations from 1969 to 1971. Yost was born in Watertown, New York . He attended

3445-641: Was also the most popular celebrity to endorse merchandise for children and adults, rivaled only by Mickey Mouse. She transformed children's fashions, popularizing a toddler look for girls up to the age of 12, and by the mid-1930s, Ideal Novelty and Toy Company's line of Shirley Temple dolls accounted for almost a third of all dolls sold in the country. Successful Shirley Temple items included a line of girls' dresses and many other items. Alongside licensed merchandise came counterfeit items bearing Temple's likeness to capitalize on her fame, from dolls, clothing, and other accessories to even cigars with her face printed on

3510-433: Was ambassador when the United States established formal diplomatic relations with the newly elected government led by Václav Havel . She took the unusual step of personally accompanying Havel on his first official visit to Washington, traveling on the same plane. In 1943, 15-year-old Temple met 22-year-old John Agar , whom she married two years later in 1945, at age 17. She gave birth to Linda Susan Agar in 1948. Agar

3575-561: Was appointed as a delegate to the 24th United Nations General Assembly (September – December 1969) by President Richard M. Nixon and United States Ambassador to Ghana (December 6, 1974 – July 13, 1976) by President Gerald R. Ford . She was appointed first female Chief of Protocol of the United States (July 1, 1976 – January 21, 1977). In 1976, Temple was considered a potential running mate to Gerald Ford in that year's presidential election . While staying in Kansas City for

3640-527: Was appointed to represent the U.S. at a session of the United Nations General Assembly , where she worked at the U.S. Mission under Ambassador Charles Yost . Later, she was named U.S. Ambassador to Ghana , and also served as the first female U.S. Chief of Protocol . In 1988, she published her autobiography, Child Star . After her biography was published, she served as the U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia (1989–1992). Temple

3705-494: Was extended to one year at the same $ 150 per week (equivalent to $ 3,531 in 2023) with a seven-year option, and her mother Gertrude was hired at $ 25 per week (equivalent to $ 588 in 2023) as her hairdresser and personal coach. Released in May 1934, Stand Up and Cheer! became Shirley's breakthrough film. She performed in a short skit in the film alongside popular Fox star James Dunn , singing and tap dancing . Fox executives rushed her into another film with Dunn, Baby Take

3770-506: Was extensively involved with the Commonwealth Club of California , a public-affairs forum headquartered in San Francisco. She spoke at many meetings throughout the years, and was president for a period in 1984. Temple got her start in foreign service after her failed run for Congress in 1967, when Henry Kissinger overheard her talking about South West Africa at a party. He was surprised that she knew anything about it. She

3835-615: Was named minister to Laos , and he became the first United States ambassador there a year later. In 1957, he was minister counselor in Paris . At the end of the same year he was named ambassador to Syria. Shortly after his appointment, Syria and Egypt formed the United Arab Republic , and the U.S. was asked to close its embassy in Syria . Yost was then sent as ambassador to Morocco in 1958. In 1961, he began his first assignment at

3900-462: Was reportedly an alcoholic and had extramarital affairs. Temple divorced Agar in 1950 on the grounds of mental cruelty. Temple was married to Charles Alden Black from 1950 until his death on August 4, 2005. They had a son, Charles Alden Black Jr. Their daughter Lori became a bassist for the rock band the Melvins . At age 44, in 1972, Temple was diagnosed with breast cancer. At the time, cancer

3965-647: Was stranded at a hotel as the tanks rolled in, sought refuge on the roof of the hotel. She later reported that it was from there she saw an unarmed woman on the street gunned down by Soviet forces, the sight of which stayed with her for the rest of her life. Later, after she became ambassador to Czechoslovakia, she was present during the Velvet Revolution , which brought about the end of communism in Czechoslovakia. Temple openly sympathized with anti-communist dissidents, and assisted their efforts. She

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4030-475: Was the great African American tap dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson , with whom she appeared in four films, beginning with The Little Colonel (1935), in which they performed the famous staircase dance. Biographer Anne Edwards wrote about the tone and tenor of Temple's films: This was mid- Depression , and schemes proliferated for the care of the needy and the regeneration of the fallen. But they all required endless paperwork and demeaning, hours-long queues, at

4095-623: Was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Kennedy Center Honors and a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. She is 18th on the American Film Institute 's list of the greatest female American screen legends of classic Hollywood cinema. Shirley Jane Temple was born on April 23, 1928, at Santa Monica Hospital (now UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center ) in Santa Monica, California ,

4160-519: Was three years old and was well-known for her performance in Bright Eyes , which was released in 1934. She won a special Juvenile Academy Award in February 1935 for her outstanding contribution as a juvenile performer in motion pictures during 1934 and continued to appear in popular films through the remainder of the 1930s, although her subsequent films became less popular as she grew older. She appeared in her last film, A Kiss for Corliss , in 1949. She began her diplomatic career in 1969, when she

4225-413: Was typically discussed in hushed whispers, and Temple's public disclosure was a significant milestone in improving breast cancer awareness and reducing stigma around the disease. Temple died at age 85 on February 10, 2014, at her home in Woodside, California . The cause of death, according to her death certificate released on March 3, 2014, was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Temple

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