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  • Miley Cyrus: Two Charged in Recent Thefts

    Miley Cyrus: Two Charged in Recent Thefts

    Miley Cyrus was a theft victim a few weeks ago and now two people are charged with stealing items from her home including jewelry, purses, and clothing. In addition the pair stole the Wrecking Ball singer’s Maserati. 19-year-old Tylor Scott and 21-year-old Naomi Charles were arraigned last Monday on several charges including first-degree residential burglary, grand theft of personal property, grand theft auto and unlawful driving or taking of a vehicle.

    Bail was set for Scott at $15,000 and for Charles at $100,000. Tylor Scott was also charged with one count each of first-degree residential burglary and grand theft firearm for an unrelated incident that took place two weeks prior to the theft at Miley Cyrus’s home.

    It’s got to be a daunting feeling being a superstar and knowing that people could be plotting to enter your home at any given time. It truly makes one wonder if the fame and fortune is worth the insecurity and lack of personal freedom.

    Dolly Parton, who is Miley Cyrus’s godmother, recently weighed in with her thoughts about the provocative singing sensation during an interview with The Telegraph. She even compared the young woman who has made ‘twerking’ a household name with a Hollywood legend.

    “She had to make her statement because people wouldn’t let her grow up. Just like people wouldn’t let Shirley Temple grow up. But I promise you that she’ll surprise the world with her talent through the years,” Parton said.

    She also talked about country music and how its old and powerful roots aren’t always there in some of today’s seemingly ‘unauthentic’ singers like Miley Cyrus. Parton believes Miley has those roots, however.

    “Well, Miley does have that ’ole time feeling from her daddy [Billy Ray] and the way he grew up. Through her grandparents in Kentucky she is connected to that earthy feeling and attitude,” she said.

    Miley recently shared some of her love of growing up country in a selfie shot with little sister Noah. It appears as though–despite her rough veneer–she really does treasure her family time.

    It really does seem as though Miley Cyrus has what it takes to continue her huge stage presence including her sold-out concerts and album sales soaring to the top of the charts. She’s akin to a female Justin Bieber right now–wrapped up in her power and fame without much–if any–self control. In country terms she probably just has to ‘sow her wild oats.’ In the meantime she’d better invest in a more advanced security system to protect not only herself but the material treasures she’s amassed since leaving Hannah Montana in the dust and creating this whole new bad-girl sexy persona.

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  • Shirley Temple Black, Beloved Child Star, Dies At The Age Of 85

    While she has been out of the spotlight for several decades, Shirley Temple Black was a beloved child star in her time. She was the subject of many films, and also did a number of commercials, while attracting audiences with her singing and dance moves.

    Shirley Temple Black died on Monday at the age of 85. She made it big as a star at an early age, signing her first contract with Fox at the age of 5. She was an actress primarily during the Great Depression, and her first film was released in 1934.

    A spokesperson for Shirley Temple and her family made a statement regarding her death and stated “We salute her for a life of remarkable achievements as an actor, as a diplomat, and most importantly as our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and adored wife of fifty-five years.”

    She was a cherished star at the height of her fame, and has continued to delight audiences for many years. Even when people did not have the money to do much else, they continued to flock to the cinema to let the cheerful Shirley Temple put a smile on their faces.

    Her first big break came in 1934 with Stand Up And Cheer, in which she starred alongside James Dunn, a popular musical star of the day. She also starred in Bright Eyes and Little Miss Marker in 1934, with another big hit coming in 1935 with Little Colonel. Her last big success was with The Little Princess in 1939.

    Temple was one of the biggest stars of her time, and the Temple trademark raked in millions of dollars of revenue when stamped on records, magazines, children’s clothes, breakfast cereal, dolls, and even a signature beverage.

    After becoming a huge star at such an early age, Shirley Temple officially retired from acting at the age of 22 in 1950. After quitting as an actress, she continued to receive attention, but in a different way.

    She was an active Republican who ran unsuccessfully for a U.S. House seat in California in 1967. Despite losing, she was later appointed as the U.S. ambassador to Ghana under Gerald Ford, and as ambassador to Czechoslovakia under George H.W. Bush.

    Shirley Temple was most recently seen as the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild in 2006.

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  • Shirley Temple Black Dies of Natural Causes at 85

    Shirley Temple Black, best remembered as the precocious and adorable dimpled child who sang On the Good Ship Lollipop, passed away of natural causes in her California home on Monday night. Surrounded by loved ones at the time of her passing, she was 85 year old. Her publicist Cheryl Kagan confirmed her death, and her family released a statement sharing their sentiments.

    “We salute her for a life of remarkable achievements as an actor, as a diplomat, and most importantly as our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and adored wife for fifty-five years of the late and much missed Charles Alden Black,” the statement reads.

    Shirley Temple was born in Santa Monica, California in 1928. Her movie career became her mother’s mission in life. This wasn’t a case of a mother pushing her young child into show business, however. Little Shirley was 100% on board. In her 1988 autobiography Child Star, Temple Black remarked on her relationship with her mother noting, “I was completely bathed in love.”

    Her career began in earnest in 1934 when she was cast as the daughter of actor James Dunn in a film called Stand Up and Cheer. Immediately after finishing her song and dance number Baby, Take A Bow, she was signed to Fox under a one year contract, which paid $150 a week.

    By age 12 her career–and her dimpled appeal–had dried up. Shirley Temple, who had been educated solely on a lot at Fox Studios–was about to go to school, as decided by her mother. She attended the Westlake School for Girls–a private boarding school–and initially had a very difficult time learning to adjust to real life. At first given the cold shoulder by a school full of girls who new she was a has-been star, she finally loosened up. When they saw how much fun she really was, she enjoyed a full five years at the school through high school graduation.

    Shirley Temple left the film world for good in 1950, following her marriage to Charles Alden Black. They welcomed their first son, Charles, Jr, in 1952, and a daughter, Lori in 1954. She later served as a United States Ambassador to Ghana in 1974 and to Czechoslovakia in 1989.

    People from around the world have weighed in on Twitter regarding Shirley Temple’s death–even the Library of Congress.

    Despite Shirley Temple Black’s diverse and very cultured life that took her around the world, she will be forever remembered as the little girl who wore “56 perfect blonde ringlets” in her films that were made to make people of that era happy. And that she did.

    Hollywood has lost a Depression era icon, who served her country then through song and dance, and in even more official ways in later years. That little girl–and the woman she became–will never be forgotten.

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  • Shirley Temple, First Child Star, Dies at Age 85

    Shirley Temple, “America’s Little Darling,” has passed away at age 85. She died of natural causes at her home in Woodside, Calif., “surrounded by family and caregivers,” according to a family statement.

    “We salute her for a life of remarkable achievements as an actor, as a diplomat, and most importantly as our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and adored wife for 55 years of the late and much missed Charles Alden Black,” the statement continues.

    Temple was one of the earliest cinematic child stars, first appearing on film at age 3. She’d appeared in multiple blockbusters by age 10, including “Bright Eyes,” “Curly Top,” “Heidi,” and “The Little Princess.” She ranked as Hollywood’s biggest draw for four years straight (1935-1938) according to a poll of theater owners. During the ‘30s, she commanded as much as $50,000 per picture, a rare sum at the height of the Great Depression. She received a special juvenile Academy Award in 1935 and remains the youngest person ever to receive an Oscar.

    While Temple’s popularity began to wane as she grew older, she continued to act through the 1940s, appearing in “Fort Apache” with co-stars John Wayne and Henry Fonda, and “The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer” with Cary Grant and Myrna Loy.

    She retired from film after marrying Charles Black, a San Francisco businessman, at age 22, ushering in a 20-year hiatus from life in the spotlight. In 1967, she returned to prominence, running as a republican candidate for congress. She lost the election, but continued in public service. From 1969 to 1974, she served in the U.S. delegation to the United Nations; she was U.S. ambassador to Ghana from 1974 to 1976 and U.S. ambassador to Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992.

    Funeral arrangements are pending, but a remembrance guest book has been set up at shirleytemple.com.

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