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Shirley Temple stamp issued in U.S.

Xinhua, April 19, 2016 Adjust font size:

The U.S. Postal Service held a first-day-of-issue ceremony for a stamp depicting legendary child star Shirley Temple at the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood, Los Angeles, on Monday.

"The stamp we are about to dedicate is the 20th in the Legends of Hollywood series. It features a painting of Shirley Temple by Tim O'Brien. It is based on a 1935 still image from the film 'Curly Top,' one of her iconic movie roles," said U.S. Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan.

"In the image a young Shirley Temple rests her hands on her face and displays that winning smile that the world came to love," Brennan said. "This stamp serves as a lasting tribute to her legacy as a world-renowned actress and for her distinguished career in public service and international affairs."

The pane of the 20-stamp sheet features a publicity photo from her 1933 short film "Managed Money."

The U.S. Postal Service began to issue the Legends of Hollywood series stamps in 1995 with a stamp depicting Marilyn Monroe. Others that have been honored include John Wayne, James Stewart, James Dean, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Edward G. Robinson, Lucille Ball, Audrey Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda and Cary Grant. ( President of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Cheryl Boone Isaacs attended the ceremony.

"This stamp celebrates not just artist, but an icon. Just seven years old when her tiny footprints and handprints were forever immortalized in the wet cement of Grauman's Chinese Theater. She was beloved for 44 feature films, 14 short films, singing, dancing, acting, all before she turned 20 years of age," she said.

Temple was born on April 23, 1928 in Santa Monica, California. She is considered to be the most popular child star of all time, bringing cheer to Americans during the Great Depression in the 1930s.

Temple made her screen debut in 1932 in "What's to Do." She appeared in about 40 films before 12 year old.

In 1935, she received an unprecedented Juvenile Academy Award recognizing her contribution to screen entertainment. After that, she continued to appear in multiple films.

She made her final movie "The Story of Seabiscuit" in 1949 when she was 21, then she retired from acting until 1958 when she had a three-year stint hosting and starring in two television anthologies, "Shirley Temple's Storybook" and "The Shirley Temple Show."

In 1969, Temple was appointed by then President Richard M. Nixon as a delegate to the UN General Assembly. She was named ambassador to Ghana in 1974 and became the first woman to hold the position of chief of protocol of the United States in 1976.

She died in 2014 at the age of 85. Endi