Sunday, December 25, 2011

Shirley Temple

Well-remembered for her unruly mop of curls and cheeky innocence, Shirley Jane Temple enchanted audiences in the 1930s and was a shining beacon of joy and hope during the dark days of the Depression. Shirley Temple was born on April 23, 1928 in Santa Monica, California, to banker George Francis Temple and his wife Gertrude Amelia Krieger. Her mother Gertrude loved to play the phonograph and it is said that by the time Shirley was eight months old, she would sway with the music in her crib. By the tender age of three, she had already begun dance classes at Miss Meglin’s Dance School. There, she was discovered by a casting agent from Educational Pictures, for whom she worked from 1931 to 1933, starring in two short series films.

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$0AWhile working for Educational Pictures, Temple was also engaged for many walk-in parts and small roles in films by other studios. She was finally signed to Fox Films Corporation (which merged with 20th Century Pictures to become 20th Century Fox) in 1933. She stayed with Fox Films until 1940, quickly becoming the studio’s most valued and lucrative asset. Her contract was amended in 1933 and 1935, and she was loaned out to Paramount Pictures for two successful films in 1934. For four years, Shirley Temple captivated America’s attention and support. She was ranked the top grossing box office star in America. To retain her child-like essence, Temple’s birth certificate was altered, changing her birth year from 1928 to 1929, a fact Shirley was unaware of until her twelfth birthday, which was in fact her thirteenth birthday. By the age of twelve, the darling Shirley Temple had starred in 35 movies. As a teenager, Temple was dropped by Fox and picked up by MGM Studios.

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Shirley Temple’s hallmark, aside from her coveted precociousness, was her professionalism. Even at the age of five, she was always well-prepared, memorizing her lines and dutifully knowing the choreography for her dance routines. From 1936 to 1938, Temple was the highest paid actor in Hollywood.

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To this day, she is the youngest person to ever receive an Academy Award.
At six years old, she won an Honorary Juvenile Acting Academy Award and the Academy named her “the most outstanding personality of 1934”.
Temple is also the youngest performer to have her hand and foot prints cemented at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.

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As Temple’s womanly curves began to emerge, her film career started to slow down. When she was seventeen, she married John Agar, her schoolmate’s much older brother. Agar was unable to cope with Temple’s fame, and felt overshadowed by her glory. He took to drinking heavily and they divorced three years later. Temple fell in love with Charles Black shortly after her divorce, and after having her good friend J. Edgar Hoover complete a background check on Charles, she married him and became Shirley Temple Black. She closed the chapter on acting in 1949 and retired from Hollywood. However, Temple’s life in the public eye was nowhere near over. In 1958, she immersed herself in the fight against multiple sclerosis for her brother George Jr. She was the co-founder of the International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies.

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From dancer to diplomat
Shirley Temple’s list of accomplishments in film is extensive, but her résumé includes diplomatic pursuits that are very impressive.

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She was the U.S. representative to the United Nations under Nixon, ambassador to the Republic of Ghana under Ford, Foreign Affairs officer for the State Department under Reagan, and appointed ambassador to Czechoslovakia by George H.W. Bush.
She was also the first female Chief of Protocol for the Whitehouse.
Shirley Temple is inarguably the most popular child star in history. More important is that she was the embodiment of optimism during a tumultuous time in American history. Her time on the silver screen may be over, but she continues to inspire the world with her diplomatic and charitable pursuits.

Concords

The Air Jordan 11 (XI) Original (OG) – Concords (White / Black – Dark Concord) were released in November, 1995, and retailed for $125. They are dubbed the Concords, after the official colorway. They feature a white upper with black patent leather around the base, which was the first time patent leather had been used on a basketball shoe. They also feature a clear outsole, which is adored by many, but made many Jordan fanatics disappointed at the fact that they turn yellow after a while. Other specs of the shoe include a carbon fiber spring plate, ballistic nylon uppers, a Huarache inner sleeve, quick lace system, carbon fiber sheath and air sole.

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Lara Bingle Hot Model

Lara Bingle is an Australian model who is best known for appearing on Fingal Spit in the controversial 2006 Tourism Australia advertising campaign, where she delivers this final line in the television commercial.
Because of Bingle's notoriety, later that year she competed on the Nine Network's celebrity ice dancing show Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice, where she was eliminated 6th, and in the channel's parody of the above ad for their own ad for the 2006-2007 Ashes series.

But what is is about this girl that is making the world drool? For starters, what doesn't she have! From Great Barrier Reef blue eyes, to her golden locks of hair, her petite 33-24-33 measurements or simply the fact that this entire package comes in the convenient size of 5'6".

She may have recently been voted by FHM as the World's 18th Sexiest Woman, but this smooth skinned youngster has already been involved in her fair share of controversy. She recently took men's Zoo magazine to court after Bingle appeared on the front cover of Zoo Weekly and featured in a beach shoot wearing five different bikinis in March of 2006. However, the sassy model claims she never approved the spread, which used revealing photographs taken 11 months earlier, when she was largely unknown. In addition to a breach of copyright, the model claims the magazine defamed her by implying she consented to pose in a bikini for the magazine.

The above shots show Lara Bingle modelling floral dresses. Top left shows Lara Modelling a horizontal striped bikini. Middle left is a classic black dress. Bottom left same dress leaning on a chair.

Lara Bingle is now married to Australian cricket star Michael Clarke. Recently fellow cricket team members have questioned Micheals commitment to cricket since hooking up with Lara Bingle. Michael had on numerous occassions placed Lara Bingle before the Australian cricket team.

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Dania Ramirez

Dania Ramirez (born November 8, 1979) is a Dominican-American TV and film actress. She is most recently known for playing Alex in Entourage, Maya Herrera in Heroes and Blanca during the last season of The Sopranos. She also played antagonist Callisto in X-Men: The Last Stand.

Ramirez was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. At an early age, she decided to become an actress. As a young child, she would reenact Spanish soap operas for her family. She was discovered by a modeling scout while working in a Los Angeles convenience store at the age of 15, and was cast in a small part in a soda commercial. Later, she decided to pursue acting seriously and studied at the Actor's Workshop in New York City under Flo Greenberg. She graduated from Montclair State University in 1999, where her volleyball talents led her to be placed among the top five in career digs, digs/game, solo blocks and total blocks. She then moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career.

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Crystal Harris

Crystal Harris is an American glamour model, singer, and television personality. She was the Playboy Playmate of the Month for December 2009. On December 24, 2010, she became engaged to Hugh Hefner, to become his third wife. Harris broke off the engagement on June 14, 2011, five days before their planned wedding.

Harris' parents were British entertainers, who were working at the England-themed amusement park in Lake Havasu City, Arizona when she was born. After Crystal's birth they returned to England, before returning for good to the United States and settling in San Diego, California, where she and her two elder sisters grew up. Harris was first exposed to the entertainment industry through her late father, Ray Harris, who was a singer and songwriter.

Harris attended La Jolla High Sbhool and San Diego State University, majoring in psychology. It was during this period that she started modelling, and came to the attention of the Playboy organization.

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