Shirley Templewas once the highest-grossing box office star at the tender age of five years old.
She was so successful in the 1930s that she managed to save the entire Fox Studio from going under.
She was undeniably the most successful child star of her era.
While we are now used to celebrities turning to politics, it wasn’t as normal back then.
So, what made Temple ditch Hollywood to serve in the political sphere in her adult life?
Shirley’s political career was longer than her stint in Hollywood!
Shirley Templeretired from acting when she was just 22 years old.
She didn’t give up on her political dreams, though.
Her attempts to get elected to a position in the government were never successful.
There she campaigned for refugee rights and environmental issues.
She would work for the State Department for more than two decades.
She would eventually become the Ambassador to Ghana under President Gerald Ford.
It seems as though she was happier in politics.
