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Child star Shirley Temple made her feature film debut aged six in \u2018Stand Up And Cheer\u2019, released at the height of the Depression, on 19th April, 1934 - and never looked back. In one year alone she would star in a further six films, and become a firm favourite of President Roosevelt.\nFox Studios were soon employing a 19-strong team of writers just to crank out projects for the pint-sized star, and pretty soon Temple was responsible for her entire family\u2019s income. But as she got older, it became increasingly apparent she wasn\u2019t as good an actress as her peers\u2026\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly consider Temple\u2019s incredible second career as a groundbreaking American diplomat; come to wish they\u2019d never committed \u2018Baby Burlesks\u2019 to their browsing history; and reveal the secret addiction Temple took to her grave\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018On The Set Of Shirley Temple's Creepy First Film, The 'Baby Burlesks'\u2019 (All Thats Interesting, 2019):\nhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/shirley-temple-baby-burlesks\n\u2022 \u2018Shirley Temple: 10 political facts\u2019 (POLITICO, 2014): https://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/shirley-temple-politics-103371\n\u2022 \u2018Shirley Temple in \u201cStand Up and Cheer\u201d (Fox, 1934):: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVJv4K-niTo&t=57s\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices