ShirleyTempleBlack，wholiftedAmerica'sspiritsasabright-eyedchildmoviestarduringtheGreatDepressionandlaterbecameaUSdiplomat（外交官），diedattheageof85atherhomeinWoodside，California，onMonday．Afamilystateme
Shirley Temple Black，who lifted America's spirits as a bright-eyed child movie star during the Great Depression and later became a US diplomat（外交官），died at the age of 85at her home in Woodside，California，on Monday．
A family statement said，"We announce with great sadness that diplomat Shirley Temple Black，former Hollywood child star and forever America's little darling peacefully passed away at her Woodside，California，home from natural causes，at the age of 85，on February 10，2014．"She was surrounded by her family and caregivers．
"We respect her for a life of remarkable achievements as an actor，as a diplomat，and most importantly as our beloved mother，grandmother，great-grandmother，and good wife for fifty-five years of much-missed Charles Alden Black，who has passed away．"
Temple's film career began in 1932and she found international fame two years later aged in the film Bright Eyes，famous for the song On the Good Ship Lollipop．The youngster was seen with her hair in curls，and the unforgettable performance made her one of the biggest box office draws （有票房影响力的明星）of the times．She was awarded a Juvenile Academy Award in 1935and starred in films such as Curly Top and The Littlest Rebel，helping the US deal with the depression of the 1930s．And she was credited with helping save the film company 20th Century Fox from being bankrupt（破产）．
But after retiring from the entertainment world in her early 20s with a special Oscar under her belt for the movie Stand up and Cheer when she was six，she created a role as an outstanding diplomat，serving as the US ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia．
Temple was also a delegate to several international commissions and was involved with the United Nations．She was the first woman to serve as US chief of protocol（礼仪） in the Department of State．
56．According to the family statement we can know that___．
A．Shirley Black had been ill in bed for a long time