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News THE SCREENING ROOM: Remembering Shirley Temple Academy Award-winning screen icon Shirley Temple Black, the child star who was a darling of Hollywood's Depression-era film musicals, died Feb. 10 at the age of 85.

Known for her performances in the 20th Century Fox films "Little Miss Marker," "Curly Top" and "The Littlest Rebel," Temple Black began performing at the age of three and was already a star before she was ten years old, immortalizing songs like "On the Good Ship Lollipop" and "Animal Crackers in My Soup."

Click through to see Temple singing and dancing her way through numerous Hollywood musicals.

"When I Grow Up" from "Curly Top"

Music by Ray Henderson
Lyrics by Edward Heyman

 

"On the Good Ship Lollipop" from "Bright Eyes"

Music by Richard A. Whiting
Lyrics by Sidney Clare

 

"Animal Crackers in My Soup" from "Curly Top"

Music by Ray Henderson
Lyrics by Ted Koehler and Irving Caesar

 

"The Toy Trumpet" from "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm"

Music by Raymond Scott
Lyrics by Sidney D. Mitchell and Lew Pollack

"Military Man" from "Poor Little Rich Girl"

Music by Harry Revel
Lyrics by Mack Gordon

 

"We Should Be Together" from "Little Miss Broadway"

Music by Harold Spina
Lyrics by Walter Bullock

 

 

"Baby Take a Bow" from "Stand Up and Cheer" 

Music by Lew Brown and Jay Gorney
Lyrics by Lew Brown

"Bojangles Dance" from "The Little Colonel"

Temple duets with frequent co-star Bill “Bojangles” Robinson. 

"At the Codfish Ball" from "Captain January"

Music by Lew Pollack
Lyrics by Sidney D. Mitchell

 

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"Oh, Susanna" from "The Little Colonel"

 

"Polly Woolly Doodle" from "The Littlest Rebel"

 

"An Old Straw Hat" from "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm"

Music by Harry Revel
Lyrics by Mack Gordon

 

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"I Love to Walk in the Rain" from "Just Around the Corner"

Music by Harold Spina
Lyrics by Walter Bullock

 

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"Come and Get Your Happiness" from "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm"

Music by Samuel Pokrass
Lyrics by Jack Yellen

 

 
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