The Blue Bird is not quite a neglected masterpiece but it does deserve to be better known and could easily be a holiday favorite, perfect for Christmas. So I respect the fact that Shirley Temple’s ...

Countryman, who billed as the child actor Johnny Russell appeared in films with Barbara Stanwyck, Tyrone Power, Shirley ... brother of Temple's Mytyl, in the fantasy film The Blue Bird (1940 ...

Sotheby's is pulling some nostalgic heartstrings as the auction house markets the sale of a blue diamond ring that belonged to the late Shirley Temple Black. The child star received the 9.54-carat ...

The good ship failed to sail in for the family of deceased childhood star Shirley Temple ... premier of her film, “The Blue Bird.” The fantasy film saw Temple play the bratty daughter to ...

With the recent death of Shirley Temple ... the handling of Temple's persona between her mother, Gertrude, and Zanuck. This came to a head with the making of The Blue Bird, the allegorical fantasy ...

From left: Johnny Russell, Shirley Temple and Jessie Ralph in the 1940 film ‘The Blue Bird.’ One of two kids, John Russell Countryman was born in Brooklyn on Jan. 25, 1933. His father ...

“The Blue Bird,” had just premiered. The ring will be auctioned on April 19, and is estimated to fetch between $25 million and $35 million. Shirley Temple started acting at age 3, and her ...

From left: Johnny Russell, Shirley Temple and Jessie Ralph in the 1940 film ‘The Blue Bird.’ 20th Century Fox Film Corp./Courtesy Everett Collection One of two kids, John Russell Countryman ...

“The Blue Bird,” had just premiered. The ring is scheduled to be auctioned April 19, and is estimated to fetch between $25 million and $35 million. Shirley Temple started acting at age ...

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