29 Ridiculously Adorable Pictures of Shirley Temple

You know you're legendary when the mere mention of your name evokes an iconic hairstyle, the world's most famous mocktail, and (most importantly) an irrepressible child starlet. Shirley Temple was just three when her mother started styling her hair in ringlets and sending her off to singing and dancing lessons. It wasn't long before she was Hollywood's number on box office draw—how's that for a leap?—all rendered in adorable black and white. The world had never seen such a poised, self-possessed, and absolutely precious pint-sized performer.

Before it was legal for little Miss Shirley to drive, she'd already won a (child-sized) Oscar, met Walt Disney, and licensed her image on lunchboxes, dolls, and clothing. When she stepped aside from the spotlight in middle age, Temple sat on numerous corporate boards, and embarked on a storied diplomatic career. Revisit the remarkable life of Temple—for her talent, her ingenuity, her work ethic, and also because let's face it: She's just really, really cute.