#shirley temple’s storybook

[skwtches]

been meaning to draw the Bill Baird marionette of Tigger used in Shirley Temple’s Storybook: Winnie-the-Pooh (1960) for a bit now, so here it is as my first piece of the year 🧡

#winnie the pooh #tigger #bill baird #marionette #shirley temple #shirley temple’s storybook #vintage #60s media #1960s #puppets #puppetry #fanart #digital art #skwtch art

[historical-hollywood]

Jules Munshin teaches Shirley Temple reading and writing in this scene from “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” (1958), from the Shirley Temple’s Storybook television show.

#historical hollywood #old hollywood #classic hollywood #jules munshin #shirley temple #1950s #1958 #as seen on tv #the legend of sleepy hollow #shirley temple’s storybook #period films #school daze #lovely in lace #hat lady #pearly girl

[kwebtv]

The Little Lame Prince - NBC - July 15, 1958

A presentation of Shirley Temple's Storybook (Season 1 Episode 9)

Drama

Running Time: 60 minutes

Stars:

Rex Thompson as Prince Dolor

Lorne Greene as King Bertrand

James Mitchell as Marko

Joan Weldon as Amelia

Katherine Squire as Flora

George Mitchell as Frederick

Anna Lee as The Fairy Godmother

Mickey Finn as Quinto

Peter Forster as Captain

#The Little Lame Prince #TV #Shirley Temple's Storybook #NBC #1958 #1950's #Drama #Rex Thompson #Lorne Greene #James Mitchell #Joan Weldon #Katherine Squire #George Mitchell #Anna Lee

[passed-out-real]

Agnes Moorehead Filmography Part 3

Pollyanna (1960)

Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958-1960)

The Rifleman (1960)

The Twilight Zone (1961)

Who's Minding the Store? (1963)

Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

The Virginian (1970)

What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)

The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove (1971)

Bewitched (1964‑1972)

#Agnes Moorehead #Pollyanna #Shirley Temple's Storybook #The Rifleman #The Twilight Zone #Who's Minding the Store? #Hush...Hush Sweet Charlotte #The Virginian #What's the Matter with Helen? #The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove #Bewitched

[ronmerchant]

I know it’s a blurry old pic-but it IS Tor Johnson! In the TV version of Pippi Longstocking on the Shirley Temple Storybook in 1961!

[thenightling]

Over The Garden wall = People aren’t as bad as you think

Earlier today I stumbled upon a Youtube video analyzing the animated mini-series Over the Garden Wall.  For those unfamiliar with it, Ove the Garden Wall is an animated TV mini-series from 2014 that told the story of two boys, Greg and Wirt, lost in a mysterious forest called “The Unknown.”  The story that plays out is very Wizard of Oz-esque and nearly all the visuals are based on vintage, turn of the century, New England postcards- particularly postcards from the late nineteenth century to 1930s for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and even Christmas, though mostly depicting autumn.  The characters and visuals from these vintage postcards adds to the surrealness of the setting.             Now this particular Youtuber happened to be a very Christian individual who seemed pretty certain that the black cat (Enoch) that we first see in the Pottsfield story was actually God.  And though I understood why this Youtuber believed this I did not agree with this particular stance.

Yes, the people of Pottsfield are dead and happily enjoying their afterlife much like the dead in Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride but I do not think Enoch is meant to be God.  Again, I understand how he came to that conclusion but not everyone is C. S. Lewis.  

One thing the Youtuber pointed out that I DO agree with, however, is the stance that Over the Garden Wall teaches us that people aren’t as bad as we’ve been made to think, that things aren’t always what they seem and aren’t always as dark or as sinister as they seem and I was a little surprised at myself that I hadn’t quite realized this was a recurring theme throughout the mini-series.  But as soon as he said it I knew it was true.      I hadn’t even consciously made this realization before but yes, this is one of the many reasons I love that mini-series. It’s so anti-cynical and wholesome. 

Pretty much everyone and everything that Greg and Wirt encounter and Wirt thinks is a threat turns out to be benign, or out-right good, kind, and helpful.  The only characters that actually turn out to be evil and dangerous are Adelaide of The Pasture and The Beast.  

First Greg and Wirt come across the suspicious woodsman and he’s just a sad old man being manipulated by The Beast.  Even the creature that attacks them is just a semi-possessed dog (Beatrice’s dog).  And the dog is harmless and no longer possessed by the end of the tale.

When the boys come to Pottsfield, first Wirt thinks the towns people are going to severely punish them for what they did. Instead they get a very minor punishment.  Also when Wirt thinks Greg and Beatrice have abandoned him, they were still there helping him get free.  And in the end the residents of Pottsfield were not a threat at all (despite the reveal that they were all skeletons wearing Pumpkin and straw bodies). Even at the tail end of the Pottsfield adventure, when the boys are invited to stay there’s no pressure or threat to it. The Pottsfield residents are genuinely decent (though dead) people.

Soon the boys find the old-fashioned schoolhouse with anthropometric animal students playing out a Shirley Temple-esque movie scenario.  It, at first, looks like the school teacher’s father is a classic style bad guy of the story.  Also the teacher’s lover has run off on her and abandoned her.  By the end of this story you find out her lover was just stuck in a gorilla costume that he had been wearing to earn money to marry her and her father had actually been afraid they’d have to close down the school. The school is saved by a charity concert and the teacher and her lover live happily ever after.

In the next chapter of Over the Garden Wall, the boys get to The Dark Lantern Inn.  And at first it looks like the people in the inn might be a threat.  Nope. The innkeeper is a Betty Boop-esque character and all her patrons seem to be self-aware storybook characters who expect everyone to be playing a particular (though easily explained) character role.  And they are eager to help you find your role in your story.    

 Then the boys meet the wealthy (and very eccentric) Quincy Endicott (who may or may not be a ghost as you see his tombstone later in the “Real world”).  Endicott thinks his mansion is haunted.  Fred the Horse (yes, a talking horse) is very suspicious and briefly gets Wirt to believe that Endicott might be a murderer who killed the lady of the house and will murder them.  No, he’s just a lonely old man who ends up falling in love with his business competitor (they both run tea companies and their mansions are accidentally connected).

Then we come to Adelaide of The Pasture who actually is evil.  When we, the viewers, meet Adelaide, it appears to us that she’s deceiving poor Beatrice. Not only does she want the boys as her slaves but also we get the chilling thought (as most modern viewers may) that she’s lying about the magical scissors that would turn Beatrice and her family human again (they were cursed to be bluebirds).  The easy assumption is that Adelaide was cruelly lying and that cutting off Beatrice’s wings (and her family’s wings) won’t turn them human.  It will just leave them mutilated birds who cannot fly.  But even the sinister Adelaide is not as bad as we are lead to think.  Yes, she’s a villain.  Yes, she wants the boys as her slaves.  But even her darkness is limited.

After Adelaide is defeated Wirt takes the magical scissors and later gives them to Beatrice.  He only withheld them from her for so long because he was angry at her near betrayal.  And if we trust the epilogue in the last episode of Over the Garden wall, the scissors actually worked and Beatrice and her family are human again.

 Now we meet Lorna and Auntie Whispers.  At first it looks like the very weird looking  Auntie Whispers is a Baba Yaga-style witch who has been eating people and using Lorna for slave labor.  She even reveals that the evil Adelaide is her sister. The fact that Aunt Whispers is voiced by Tim Curry, who usually plays villains, also aids in the illusion.    Again we are misdirected.  Auntie Whispers is just trying to reign in the demon that is inside Lorna. She has been controlling it with the aid of a magical Bell. At first she looks like a cannibalistic witch or even crazed religious fanatic who has convinced Lorna that she’s evil, or somehow both.  No, she was just trying to protect Lorna from herself and others and to keep Lorna from killing other people.  She just didn’t consider that perhaps the magical bell to compel the demon might also be be used to banish the demon but Wirt figured it out. 

It’s also revealed that Auntie Whispers is really just lonely and wanted Lorna to stay as her live-in companion and ultimately that’s the quiet life Lorna chooses. 

When the Woodsman finally finds out where the Adlewood trees really come from he turns against The Beast to help our protagonists.

Even Jason Funderberker, who Wirt kept building up as an attractive jock that he was jealous of, and insecure against as a rival, was revealed to be nothing more than an awkward nerd and not at all the way Wirt described or saw him.

Over the Garden Wall pretty much shows you that Greg’s innocent and trusting mindset is the better view to have.  It’s the opposite of most stories that tell you to be suspicious and to embrace cynicism.  And pretty much every time Wirt assumed the worst about someone (except in regard to Adelaide and The Beast) he was wrong. 

  Over the Garden Wall teaches you that often people are not as bad as you think.  Things aren’t always as they seem.  And though there are terrible people out there like Adelaide and The Beast, usually people aren’t as bad as you think they are.

I think this precious lesson has been lost for a long time.  People aren’t as bad as you think once you really get to know them.  No wonder I think of Over the Garden wall as comforting and chicken soup for the soul. 

#Over the Garden Wall #OTGW

[citizenscreen]

Shirley Temple in a promotional photo for “Shirley Temple’s Storybook” (1958-1961) a children’s anthology series that she hosted and narrated.

#shirley temple

[princesssarisa]

Your lists of the names that have been given to various nameless fairy tale princes are really interesting, especially with how many varied sources you're able to draw from!

If you haven't done one for Rapunzel's prince yet, could you list the names and meanings he gets in some adaptations of the story?

Okay, I hope I don't overlook any:

Terence (the Let's Pretend radio adaptation): "Soft" or "smooth."

Peter (Shirley Temple's Storybook): "Rock."

Henry (Faerie Tale Theatre): "Home ruler."

Konrad (Donna Jo Napoli's novel Zel): "Brave counsel."

Stefan (Barbie as Rapunzel): "Crown" or "wealth."

Flynn/Eugene (Tangled): Flynn = "blood red." Eugene = "well born."

Sigismund (the Märchenperlen adaptation Rapunzel und die Rükkehr der Falken): "Victorious protector."

#rapunzel #fairy tale #rapunzel's prince #name meanings

[thealmightyemprex]

Fairy Tale June:SHirley Temples Storybook Rapunzel

Today we look at Shirley Temples Storybook,a childrens show hosted by Shirley Temple .Its very similar to Shelley Duvalls Fairy Tale Theater ,but instead of just fairy tales its children stories in general .SAdly a lot of the early episodes are lost (Including an adaptation of Beauty and the Beast starring CHARLTON HESTON as the Beast ,Oh God do I WANT THAT ) but one of the ones that does exist is this adaptation of Rapunzel

In this 1958 TV episode Prince Peter (Don Dubbins) goes in search of a beautiful voice ,to find the voice belongs to Rapunzel (Carol Lynley) a long haired woman trapped in a tower by the Witch (Agnes Moorhead )

Before I go into the episode....Anyone else find it weird there arent a lot of Rapunzel adaptations .I mean their there but not as common as say Cinderella,Snow White or Beauty and the Beast

As for the episode....Theres a lot I liked but it was just OK .I wanna stress its good,but I have seen better versions of this tale and better episodes of this show,if you want a better Shirley Temple adaptation of a fairy tale I reccomend her episode on the Little Mermaid

Theres just some deopped plot threads that go nowherelike the King wanting Prince Peter to marry a Princess and it didnt add anything ,I thought the romantic leads were just OK and I didnt get the witchs motivation at all ....But the last one I can excuse cause its a fairy tale and villains just do evil things .Her defeat is lame though.

What I do like is the blkack and white cinematagrophy giving it a creepy vibe ,especially during the witch scenes .I thought Alexander Scourby was great as the King ,I like that the witch killed the father,and yeah lets talk about the best aspect :Agnes Moorhead as the Witch .While everyone else is pretty subdued,she is going so theatrical which is perfect for a fairy tale witch ,shes just so fun to watch

Do reccomend to fairy tale addicts but not my fave

@ariel-seagull-wings @themousefromfantasyland @angelixgutz @autistic-prince-cinderella @the-blue-fairie @amalthea9 @princesssarisa @scarletblumburtonofeastlondon @filmcityworld1

[lexie-squirrel]

Shirley Temple's Storybook - Winnie-the-Pooh (1960)

Как и обещал, посмотрел до-диснеевскую версию “Винни-Пуха” от непривычно взрослой Ширли Темпл. Она является рассказчицей и рассказывает историю про Винни-Пуха маленькому Кристоферу Робину, который ну дерево деревом, еще и с невнятной дикцией. Стыдно так плохо играть рядом с бывшей звездой детского кино. Этот мальчик появляется не только в живых вставках с “мамой” Ширли Темпл, но и появляется в самом действии, все-таки он Кристофер Робин. Вся остальная же история - восхитительное кукольное представление марионеток. Образы персонажей могут сильно напоминать привычные диснеевские версии, но это только потому, что дизайн кукол тоже основывался на каноничных иллюстрациях Шеппарда. Выглядят они вполне живыми, да и многочисленных ниточек в общем-то не замечаешь (во многом благодаря плохому качеству картинки). Но самое главное, что этот пятидесятиминутный фильм вобрал в себя одни из самых лучших и узнаваемых историй про Винни-Пуха и познакомил маленьких зрителей, помимо основных персонажей, ��ще и с Тигрой, и с Кенгой и Крошкой Ру. Тем более, что, не считая советского мультфильма (который, я думаю, малоизвестен на Западе), это единственная не диснеевская экранизация про Винни-Пуха.

#фильмы #Winnie the Pooh

[the-blue-fairie]

Hey I know your an Oz fan.Have you seen Shirley Temples Storybook :The Land of Oz ?Its on Tubi for free with Shirley Temple as Ozma ,Sterling Holloway as Jack Pumpkinhead ,Agnes Moorhead as Mombi and Mel Blanc as the Sawhorse .Johnathan Winters is a bad guy who I dont know if he is from the books .If you havent seen it I reccomend it and if you have,what are your thoughts

I HAVE seen it! Agnes Moorehead is delightful. As for Jonathan Winters' character, no, he's not in the books. There IS a magician with the name Nikidik in the books, one of the glorious continuity-headache-inducing Crooked Magicians, but he's not a general. It's the Wizard of Oz and Mombi (or just Mombi, depending on the book you're reading) that enchant(s) Ozma. ALSO, Sterling Holloway is a great and utterly endearing voice for Jack.

[danielpico]

El Michi actor: Orangey que así se llamaba este actor gatuno, tuvo una larga carrera cinematográfica. Por cierto, es el único felino que ha ganado el Premio Patsy en dos ocasiones, el equivalente al Oscar de los actores animales.

Filmografía de Orangey:

1965 El pueblo de los gigantes (en el papel del Gato Gigante)

1964/65 Mi marciano favorito (serie)

1963 La comedia de los horrores (en el papel de Cleopatra)

1960 Los nuevos ricos (serie)

1962 Gigot

1960 Un marciano en California (en el papel de Clementine)

1958 Shirley Temple’s Storybook

1957 El increíble hombre menguante (en el papel de Butch)

1955 Regreso a la Tierra (en el papel de Neutron)

1953/55 Our Miss Brooks (serie) (en el papel de Minerva)

1951 Rhubard (en el papel de Rhubarb)

#movies #pelicula #peliculas #movie #gato #cat

[kwebtv]

Character Actress

Barbara Eiler (July 27, 1922 - July 16, 2006) Radio and television actress known for The Magical World of Disney (1954), The Rifleman (1958) and One Step Beyond (1959).

Other Television Credits:

Racket Squad

It’s a Great Life

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

Studio 57

The Lone Ranger

Dragnet

Star Stage

The People’s Choice

The Loretta Young Show

Chevron Hall of Stars

Cheyenne

Screen Directors Playhouse

Stage 7

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Zane Grey Theater

Conflict

Crossroads

Cavalcade of America

Tales of Wells Fargo

The Millionaire

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Alcoa Theatre

Goodyear Theatre

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Trackdown

The Donna Reed Show

Markham

Thriller

Shirley Temple’s Storybook

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

The Dick Van Dyke Show

The Hathaways

Wagon Train

Alcoa Premiere

My Three Sons

The Bill Dana Show

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

The Virginian

Gomer Pyle: U.S.M.C.

Headmaster

#Character Actress #TV #Barbara Eiler

[mar64ds]

To get a better idea of what non-Disney Winnie the Pooh stories would be like in the public domain that isn't generic horror movies, I recommend watching the episode of Shirley Temple's Storybook that adapts stories from the first two books and predates the debut of the Disney version by less than six years, and the cool thing is all of the characters except Christopher Robin and his mother are marionettes!

Oh interesting! Never heard of this one

There IS apparently an actual Winnie the Pooh movie and show coming out that isn't made by disney, so i'm looking forward to that!

[howardhawkshollywoodannex]

Dean Stockwell and Ellen Drew in a cropped publicity still for Stars in My Crown (1950). Joe David Brown is credited with the film adaptation based on his novel, and Margaret Fitts is credited with the screenplay. Margaret was born in Los Angeles and had 12 writing credits from 1949 to 1961. Most of her credits were on tv, including two episodes of Shirley Temple's Storybook. and an episode of The Barbara Stanwyck Show.

#dean stockwell #ellen drew #stars in my crown

[endpolh]

Teddy rooney

#TEDDY ROONEY SERIES#

#TEDDY ROONEY TV#

But I needed to make sure that my mom was okay, so I was constantly vigilant of him' I always felt I was getting paid to suffer the abuse. 'It was like looking after a violent baby. He and Jan are contesting a will enacted barely three weeks before Rooney’s death which leaves them nothing and names Jan’s other son, Mark, a recovering heroin addict who only recently re-entered Rooney’s life, as his sole heir. Three weeks on and the 93-year-old’s family is at war over his estate and before his funeral last Saturday, they were even fighting over his final resting place.Ĭhris is deeply embittered. Mickey Rooney died from a heart attack on Sunday April 6. But according to stepson Chris Aber, 55, this and not the cheeky entertainer, the crooner and joker and charmer of dazzling talent, was the real Rooney. Viewed by MailOnline it showed a screen version of the star that few will recognize.

#TEDDY ROONEY TV#

The film was shot as part of a proposed reality TV show on Rooney. The actor was arrested and charged but she did not press charges She called the police in 1997 after an incident at their home. Violence: Chris claims this is a picture of Jan injured after Rooney beat her in 2011 though no police report exists as Jan did not report the alleged incident. Frail Rooney came under thrall of another stepson, a former heroin addict, in the later stages of his life which led him to abandon Jan.Aber, who was Rooney's assistant for 40 years, has spoken out after he and his mother were cut out of the will.Startling out-takes of a shelved reality show lift lid on Rooney's impatience and frame of mind.Claims he was so rude to Jan on a daily basis, even their pet parrot squawked 'shut up, Jan' all day long.Rooney was arrested in 1997 for hitting wife and Chris shares pictures of Jan in 2011 after another alleged beating.He claims Rooney was violent to Jan - his wife of 36 years - was hooked on sleeping pills and didn't care about his own children or his grandchildren.

#TEDDY ROONEY SERIES#

Mickey Rooney's stepson Chris Aber sets out a series of explosive claims of life with the Hollywood icon who died earlier this month.

He also served in the Vietnam War.EXCLUSIVE - Mickey Rooney's dark side revealed: Bitter stepson claims star was a violent husband addicted to sleeping pills He played bass and sang with his brothers Mickey Jr and Tim in the Columbia Records act The Rooney Brothers, and he was a member of the garage band The Yellow Payges. Teddy left acting in the early 1960s to focus on a career as a musician. He also starred in films like " It Happened to Jane" (1959) with Doris Day and Jack Lemmon, and " Seven Ways From Sundown" (1960) with Audie Murphy and on TV shows including Shirley Temple's " Storybook", " Wagon Train", "The Rifleman", "Lassie" and "McHale's Navy". Earlier, he acted alongside his mother on a 1957 episode of anthology series, " Playhouse 90". Teddy appeared with his father in " Andy Hardy Comes Home" (1958) and on a 1960 instalment of " General Electric Theater". His mother was model and actress Martha Vickers (" The Big Sleep"), the third of Mickey Rooney's eight wives. Teddy died last weekend in a convalescent home in Southern California after a long illness, his sister Kelly told. Teddy Rooney, a former child actor, musician and son of the late actor Mickey Rooney, has died.

#Teddy rooney