Temple Tuesday: Shirley in San Francisco

On her way to the Pacific Northwest for a vacation, Shirley stopped at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. Like everything else, this little pit stop was covered by the press in great detail!

SHIRLEY’S GROWN UP—SHE HAS A BOY FRIEND NOW

The deep, dark secret of Shirley Temple’s love life came out when Shirley came to San Francisco with her mother and father on a vacation trip. For when Shirley sat down for breakfast upon arrival, up popped Jimmy Sheck, 11, of Hollywood, who had followed the young star to present her with a bundle of “posies.” Jimmy’s father is a prominent former New Jersey attorney, now living in Hollywood. 7-30-1936

A photo of Shirley reaching up to the lobby’s grandfather clock still graces the hotel:



How the clock looked in 2013 when I stayed here:



In 1944, Shirley found herself back in San Francisco. From the accompanying caption:

HELPING NAVY MORALE—Shirley Temple gave hundreds of shows during her hospital tour in Northern California after the completion of her role in Selznick International’s “I’ll Be Seeing You.” She is shown here with the ranking officers of a navy base at which she appeared.



I had to get a closer look at the decorative radishes adorning her top.



Here, Shirley poses after the show with an adoring fan.



“Keep smiling, cutie - you’ll never be as famous as I was!”



A closeup of the couch reveals a used flashbulb that the photographer tossed aside during the shoot. Hope it didn’t leave a burn mark on the leather!



See the art hanging on the wall?



This was one of a series of prints produced and distributed by Coca-Cola during World War II to educate people about the differences between friendly planes and enemy aircraft as preparation for bomb drills. Each was approximately 15" x 13" and painted by William Heaslip. The plate on this one says: 

Vought-Sikorsky “Corasair” F4U Fighter • U.S. Navy, Protecting a landing operation



I found a little more about Heaslip on he Penelope Matallana Pastels website:

My maternal grandfather was born in Toronto, Canada and moved to New York City in the 1920’s. He illustrated aviation subjects for leading magazines after World War I. During World War II he illustrated war scenes for The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Wide World Syndicate and The Associated Press. His greatest commission was for the Coca Cola Company for which he illustrated all American war planes. The prints from these paintings were distributed to soda shops across the nation where they were displayed to educate citizens about our great war time aircraft. (My father, Richard Dexter Studwell, flew in a B-17 bomber as a gunner.) Several of his paintings are in exhibition at the Pentagon and the War College in Washington. He studied at the National Academy of Art and The Art students League in New York City and he was a member of the Salmagundi Club in NYC.



I remember my grandfather best when spending holidays at his 1740 stone barn which he converted into a cozy home. He was a fun loving grandfather who loved to entertain his family and friends and played Santa Clause for the town of Hackettstown, NJ.

So ends today’s rabbit hole!
 
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