Shirley Temple was a massive Wizard of Oz fan ... It was tragic for the young actress. She was forced on a nearly unbearable diet and was given a variety of substances to manage her weight ...

JTA’s film and theater critic George Joel offered a lengthy biographical introduction to the young actress who made hearts melt: Shirley Temple . . .a pound per inch of truth and beauty ...

Legend has it that "the Shirley Temple beverage was created and named after the child actress in the 1930s when she complained that her parents were sipping their own cocktails at dinner, ...

was created to placate a whining Shirley Temple (the actress), who was allegedly jealous of her parent’s Old Fashioneds because their cocktails were garnished with a plump maraschino cherry.