Beloved child starShirley Templetook the world by storm in the 1930s.
She revolutionized the idea of child acting and paved the way for many futurechild stars.
Temple did more than bring comfort and joy to people living through an unthinkable crisis.
She also managed to break down racial barriers that were in place within the film industry.
They formed a relationship that was long-lasting, perNPR.
She toldNPR, “Bill Robinson treated me as an equal, which was very important to me.
He didn’t talk down to me, like to a little girl.
And I liked people like that.
And Bill Robinson was the best of all.”
The pair would share the screen for a monumental moment.
She maintained great respect and admiration for the acting and dancing legend long after his death in 1949.
