Child Star : An Autobiography

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Warner Books, Incorporated, 1989. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. "Being a starlet is a complicated life.especially when you are four years old." Shirley Temple was a curlytopped moppet with a saucey grin that lit up the screen and an irrepressible spirit that won America's heart. But what was life really like for this extraordinary child growing up on the back lots and sound stages of Hollywood? Here, for the first time, Shirley Temple Black takes you behind the magic of movie-making to reveal the ups and downs of fame at the grand age of four. From a world where scripts served as bedtime stories and kidnap threats were all too common, to the scenes of her mischievous pranks on the press, to her legendary performances with such Hollywood greats as Carole Lombard, Gary Cooper, and Bill Robinson, here is the funny, poignant, heartwarming chronicle of Shirley's journey to the pinnacle of stardom - and life at the top for the woman who was the world's greatest amd most beloved.Child Star. 32 pages of photos. 563 pages. Some light rubbing on top & bottom of spine and some places on outside edges. Spine has 1 crease down it. Some light browning on page edges..