Shirley is lounging on the patio of her Brentwood home reading a copy of Sally Benson’s book, Junior Miss, circa March 1942. Want to see a color shot of the book she is holding in her famous little hands? Of course you do.
At the time, Shirley was playing Judy Graves, the lead character, in the CBS radio version of Benson’s book. This publicity shot was also to promote Shirley’s popular radio show.
From the accompanying publicity blurb:
JUNIOR MISSES all over the country will be attending their first formal dance this summer. Shirley Temple, youthful star of Columbia network’s “Junior Miss” series, wears a white pique model that is sophisticated enough to please the wearer and young enough to please her mother. Cut along simple princess lines, it is trimmed with eyelet embroidered leaves and three little black velvet bows. Shirley also wears a matching bow in her hair.
Would teens today wear this?
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It's interesting to me to see that she is wearing what appears to be a wedding band. Perhaps that was traditional back then. KS
ReplyDeleteIt was another three years before she was married - or at least as far as we know!
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