Shirley Temple Black, the former child star turned diplomat. She passed away Monday night at age 85. As the NY Times noted, she will always be remembered as "America’s darling of the Depression years, when in 23 motion pictures her sparkling personality and sunny optimism lifted spirits and made her famous. From 1935 to 1939 she was the most popular movie star in America, with Clark Gable a distant second. She received more mail than Greta Garbo and was photographed more often than President Franklin D. Roosevelt." http://xfin.tv/jowpUV
