R.I.P. Shirley Temple

A couple of days late here, but I just couldn’t miss the opportunity to honour this great movie icon. Like everyone else I almost exclusively remember her as a child, but that’s ok. It’s a memory she and her surviving family can be proud of. A memory of a little girl who sang, danced and acted every bit as good–or better–as Debbie Reynolds, Gene Kelly or even Justin Timberlake. And she, like many others in the entertainment business, broke through the colour barrier, dancing and singing with people of varying shades of skin during a time where racism ran rampant. Truly one of the greats, and she did it all before she even turned ten.

To you Shirley Temple: “Meny appy returns, little Princess!”