Temple Tuesdays: Shirley is MAH-velous

On October 23, 1960, Shirley Temple and Fernando Lamas starred in "Little Men," an episode of "The Shirley Temple Show." This is inspired casting at its finest!



Judging by these photos, Shirley spent a lot of time crying during this episode. Or did Fernando actually break her heart?



Somehow I doubt that.



The program also starred Mary Wickes, one of those character actresses who seemed to be in just about every movie or TV show that needed a grumpy woman with a heart of gold.



On the right is Eleanor Audley, best known as the voice of Lady Tremaine in Walt Disney's "Cinderella" as well as Maleficent in "Sleeping Beauty." She was also the original voice for Madame Leota at Disneyland's Haunted Mansion.



I wonder if Fernando put the moves on Shirley? At this time, his marriage to Arlene Dahl was just ending. Even if he did, I'm sure Shirley told him to go fly a kite!



More Shirley and Fernando at my main website.

Shirley Looks Mah-velous

Shirley Temple and Fernando Lamas? The combination boggles the mind, and yet, they actually performed together in an episode of her 1960 TV series, "The Shirley Temple Show." Here's the accompanying publicity blurb:

IN 'LITTLE MEN' COLORCAST — Fernando Lamas and Shirley Temple will co-star as Professor Bhaer and his wife, Jo March Bhaer, in the NBC-TV Network colocast of Louisa May Alcott's "Little Men" on "The Shirley Temple Show" Sunday, Oct. 23. Bobby Crawford also co-stars in the role of Dan in the classic.

At the time of the taping, Lamas had just split with wife Arlene Dahl; Shirley was married to second husband Charles Black. I wonder if Lamas attempted to put the moves on Shirley? Unfortunately, her very frank autobiography stops just a few years before this part of her life. Regardless of whether the sparks flew in real life, BOTH of them look "mah-velous!"

See more Shirley Temple photos on my Shirley Temple web page.