Her husband of nearly 55 years, Charles Black, died in 2005. When Shirley was 17, she married John Agar. That marriage ended after 5 years.
She is quoted as saying that "her greatest roles were as wife, mother and grandmother: 'There's nothing like real love. Nothing.'" Source: Hillel Italie. "Curls and Dimples: Shirley Temple Dies at 85." BigStory.ap.org. 2/11/2014.
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