Shirley Temple
When I was a little kid in the 1950s television was really pretty new and stations found a treasure in showing old movies, which were a common feature on television in the 1950s and 1960s. So it was with movies starring Shirley Temple. Movies that had been made twenty years and more prior brought the little Shirley back into the hearts of Americans, only this time right in their own living rooms. My favorite of her movies was "Heidi," an adaptation from a famous story written by Swiss author Johanna Spyri in the 1800s, about an orphaned girl who goes to live with her reclusive grandfather in the mountains, rekindling his purpose in life. The girl is then taken away to live in luxury as a companion to an invalid child in Frankfurt am Main. If you haven't seen the movie, or haven't seen it for a long while, I won't tell any more.
When Shirley Temple grew up she found Hollywood a less hospitable place than in her years as a child and she later turned to serving her country in various capacities, including ambassadorships. She made major news in the early 1970s for revealing her successful treatment for breast cancer.
So now, in February 2014, at the age of 85, Shirley Temple has left us. For me and so many others, she has been a part of our lives since we were children. I think I'll put on a Shirley Temple movie.
WORD HISTORY:
Soup-This word goes back to Indo European "su/sewe," which meant, "to take in liquid," which developed the extended form "sub/sup." This gave Old Germanic the verb "supanan," meaning, "to drink, to take in liquid, to sip, to gulp." Latin borrowed the word from Germanic (Lombardic?) as "suppa," which meant "bread in broth." This was then passed on to Latin-based French as "souppe/soupe," which was then borrowed by English, but not until the mid 1600s! This is an example of a form of a Germanic word coming back to English (English is a Germanic language) from a non-Germanic language; in this case, French, via Latin. By the way, German also borrowed the word from French, as "Suppe," although German borrowed it earlier than English.
When Shirley Temple grew up she found Hollywood a less hospitable place than in her years as a child and she later turned to serving her country in various capacities, including ambassadorships. She made major news in the early 1970s for revealing her successful treatment for breast cancer.
So now, in February 2014, at the age of 85, Shirley Temple has left us. For me and so many others, she has been a part of our lives since we were children. I think I'll put on a Shirley Temple movie.
WORD HISTORY:
Soup-This word goes back to Indo European "su/sewe," which meant, "to take in liquid," which developed the extended form "sub/sup." This gave Old Germanic the verb "supanan," meaning, "to drink, to take in liquid, to sip, to gulp." Latin borrowed the word from Germanic (Lombardic?) as "suppa," which meant "bread in broth." This was then passed on to Latin-based French as "souppe/soupe," which was then borrowed by English, but not until the mid 1600s! This is an example of a form of a Germanic word coming back to English (English is a Germanic language) from a non-Germanic language; in this case, French, via Latin. By the way, German also borrowed the word from French, as "Suppe," although German borrowed it earlier than English.
Labels: child stars, English, etymology, French, Germanic languages, Heidi, Latin, movies, Shirley Temple
posted by Randy at 6:47 PM
3 Comments:
I sure remember her films from television, including 'Heidi,' which you mentioned. Had an aunt who dearly loved Shirley. RIP! I would never have thought English on took 'soup' in the 1600s. Very surprising.
she the cutesst
She was a good one.
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