20 July, 2011

She was my idol.

When I was little, all I wanted was to be just like Shirley Temple. I wanted to watch The Little Princess every single day, and I wanted to wear my "Shirley Temple dress" to church every Sunday... not sure what made me think it was a Shirley Temple dress... probably because it was short. That was my look - short dresses, curly hair. Just like Shirley.


One of the patients who came into the doctor's office my mom worked at knew that I was a big fan, so she brought me a cassette tape full of Shirley Temple songs. I played that thing nonstop and learned all of the words. I would stand on top of a big counter we had in the living room and put on shows all by myself. I still know many of her songs. They randomly pop into my head sometimes. Tonight, I started singing Polly Wolly Doodle out of nowhere. I love that those songs are still buried in my brain. And I love that Shirley Temple was my idol.

She's pretty dang cute.

7 comments:

  1. Shirley Temple movies should be required viewing for every child in america!

    ReplyDelete
  2. My Pappy used to call me "Little Curly Top." It's a good memory.

    ReplyDelete
  3. I loved Shirley Temple! I have some of her movies on DVD and watch them when I am home sick. They always make me smile!

    ReplyDelete
  4. The Little Princess was my favorite! Loved her too.

    ReplyDelete
  5. I loved her :) In the movie Heidi I thought she said, "Have you seen my new shoes? They are made of duck wood" instead of "they are made OUT OF wood." It's a family line now, we say it all the time. Duck wood. :)

    But I watched a documentary on her once- I don't remember much but I do remember that she had a baby herself and all the studios sent her letters to get her daughter to act and she ripped them all up. You might want to look it up if you're a fan, they may have it at the library or something!

    ReplyDelete
  6. love this so much.

    www.fashboulevard.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  7. Yes!! I think I've seen just about every Shirley Temple movie there is. She was so adorable as a kid with her little ringlets and dimples. ;)

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for commenting! Comment moderation is on so if you don't see your comment... that's why! :)

P.S. If you have a question, check back for a response in the comment field. Or you can click "subscribe by email" in the comments section for notification of new comments on this thread.

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...