Former Hollywood child star Shirley Temple died at the age of 85.
The actress became famous 1. a young girl in the 1930s in films like Bright Eyes, Stand Up and Cheer and Curly Top.
She died on Monday at home in Woodside, California, 2. natural causes. "She was surrounded by her family and caregivers," a statement said.
Born in 1928, 3. sweet-faced, curly-haired Temple was 4. of the most popular child stars in Hollywood history, getting her first film role at the age of three.
Her singing, dancing and acting won over fans worldwide. She was given a special teenage Oscar in 1935, 5. she was just six years old. To this day, she is still the 6. person to receive an Academy Award because nobody else got it at such a young age.
Temple starred in a total of 43 feature films — but found 7. difficult to maintain her career in adulthood 8. retired from Hollywood in 1950.
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It was so nice of you to come to our aid. I don’t think we ______ it without you.
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She told me that she had mailed part of the products and that the rest ______ in a few days.
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Keep up a good state of mind even if you ______ fail plenty of times.
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