The same reason any other child star does. She or rather her parents were well paid, and then there is the fact that it made her famous.
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Shirley Temple started filming in movies in 1932 she was three years old
yes she did
No, she is retired from acting.
Yes
singing dancing and making movies
No.
She did not appear in that film.
Shirley Temple and Laurel and Hardy did not appear in a film together.
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She had her own TV series -- Shirley Temple Theater -- from 1958 to 1961. Other than that, she rarely appeared on TV.
Shirley Temple Films are available at her website, listed below: