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Jackson, Shirley

(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Shirley, 1916–65, American writer, b. San Francisco. She is best known for her stories and novels of horror and the occult, rendered more terrifying because they are set…

Temple, Shirley

(Encyclopedia) Temple, Shirley, 1928–2014, American child film star, b. Santa Monica, Calif., as Shirley Jane Temple. She started in movies at three-and-a-half and starred in her first feature (Stand…

Hufstedler, Shirley Mount

(Encyclopedia) Hufstedler, Shirley Mount, 1925–2016, American jurist and U.S. secretary of education (1980–81), b. Denver, as Shirley Ann Mount, grad. Univ. of New Mexico (B.B.A. 1945) and Stanford…

Shirley, James

(Encyclopedia) Shirley, James, 1596–1666, English dramatist. Ordained in the Church of England, he later was converted to Roman Catholicism and became a schoolmaster. He resigned that position,…

Shirley, Anne

actressBirthplace: New York CityBorn: 1918Died: 1993

Booth, Shirley

(Thelma Booth Ford) actressBirthplace: New York CityBorn: 1907Died: 1992