What are the rarest Shirley Temple Dolls from the late 1950s to early 1960s?”
The very first Shirley Temple doll was a composition by Ideal Novelty and Toy Company, manufacturers also of Deanna Durbin, Judy Garland and Fanny Brice dolls. These first Shirley Temple dolls came in two sizes, 18 and 22 inches. Around 1957 they became vinyl and to this day continue to be of such material. Until 1940, dolls were produced to coincide with her films. The dresses matched what she wore on the silver screen in such films as Bright Eyes and Stand Up and Cheer. Full-page color advertisement of Shirley endorsing Lane Hope Chests (Life, March 1945) Considered the most rare of all Shirley Temple dolls is the one of her as a baby – inspired by family photographs.
