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Shirley Temple was an actress and later politician and diplomat. Her career has not been mentioned in [[DWU]] sources. | Shirley Temple was an actress and later politician and diplomat. Her career has not been mentioned in [[DWU]] sources. | ||
Melanie Bush believing her mother had an image of her as a "little Shirley Temple" in {{cs|Business Unusual (novel)}} is a possible reference to [[Bonnie Langford]]'s own career as a child star. At the age of six, Langford was entered onto the talent show ''[[Opportunity Knocks]]'', after a stage performance of "{{w|On the Good Ship Lollipop}}", Shirley Temple's signature song. Langford went on to win the show, which resulted in the British press referring to her as "the new Shirley Temple".<ref>[https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/bonnie-langford-hints-return-eastenders-28596378 The Mirror]</ref><ref>''[[TCH 43]]'', p. 184.</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:11, 2 July 2024
Shirley Temple was an individual in Earth popular culture.
Melanie Bush believed her mother, Christine, had an image of her as "some sweet, naive little Shirley Temple". (PROSE: Business Unusual [+]Loading...["Business Unusual (novel)"])
After Terry Robson warned his uncle Pete against touching a Xaranti-infected cod, Pete remarked "don't tell me you're as much of a lass as Shirley Temple". (PROSE: Deep Blue [+]Loading...["Deep Blue (novel)"])
There was a drink named after her, made of lemonade and grenadine. (PROSE: Walking to Babylon [+]Loading...["Walking to Babylon (novel)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Shirley Temple was an actress and later politician and diplomat. Her career has not been mentioned in DWU sources.
Melanie Bush believing her mother had an image of her as a "little Shirley Temple" in Business Unusual [+]Loading...["Business Unusual (novel)"] is a possible reference to Bonnie Langford's own career as a child star. At the age of six, Langford was entered onto the talent show Opportunity Knocks, after a stage performance of "On the Good Ship Lollipop", Shirley Temple's signature song. Langford went on to win the show, which resulted in the British press referring to her as "the new Shirley Temple".[1][2]
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ The Mirror
- ↑ TCH 43, p. 184.
