How old was Shirley Temple when she did Captain January?

seven year old
By the time she appeared in Captain January (1936), seven year old Shirley Temple was the number one box office star in nation. Signed by Fox in 1934 at the age of five, she made eight films that year, and skyrocketed to fame.

What is Captain January about?

A little girl named Star lives with a lighthouse keeper who rescued her when her parents drowned. A truant officer decides she should go to boarding school but she’s rescued by relatives. A little girl named Star lives with a lighthouse keeper who rescued her when her parents drowned.

What was Captain January’s occupation?

lighthouse keeper
Kindly lighthouse keeper, Captain January, has been raising and educating Star, a sweet, eight-year-old girl he rescued after her parents drowned at sea when she was a baby.

Does Shirley Temple play Annie?

Shirley Temple stars in the title role of Miss Annie Rooney and displays all the endearing charms that made her America’s little sweetheart. Along the way, Annie jitterbugs a path straight into the heart of Marty (Our Gang alum Dickie Moore) who may fulfill the hopes of both Annie and her father.

What year was Shirley Temple born in?

April 23, 1928Shirley Temple / Date of birth

What was the last movie Shirley Temple made?

In 1949 Temple made her last feature film, A Kiss for Corliss. She later made a brief return to entertainment with a popular television show, Shirley Temple’s Storybook, in 1957–59 and the less successful Shirley Temple Show in 1960.

Did Shirley Temple’s parents steal her money?

So, you can imagine the surprise of Shirley Temple, an adult at the time, when she discovered her accounts only showed $44,000 instead of the $3.2 million she had earned. Her father had allegedly failed to place her earnings as a child star in a court-ordered trust.

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