In this publicity still for Shirley Temple’s 1935 film, “Curly Top,” her first stand-in, Marilyn Granas, can be seen standing next to Shirley on the left side of the photo. This was one of the few times that Marilyn got any actual screen time in a Shirley movie.
A year before, she posed for this still taken during the making of “Bright Eyes.”
From the accompanying caption:
FRIENDS — Shirley Temple, helmeted, and Marilyn Granas, her stand-in and playmate, about to take “Rags” out for a promenade along dressing room row at the Fox Film studio where Shirley is now engaged on “Bright Eyes.”
If Rags looks familiar, that’s because you probably recall her (yes, her) playing Toto in “The Wizard of Oz.” Shirley met him before Judy did! Below is a shot of Marilyn when I met her in 2018 at a little get together in Los Angeles commemorating what would have been Shirley Temple’s 90th birthday.
You can read more about that evening from my previous blog post.
See more Shirley Temple photos at my main website.
As always, a great story about an lesser known person but just amazing to see Shirley walking Rags. It's like modern day tabloids showing a few celebs that you never thought you'd see together all out for a walk.
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