"I used to think that I was unique in feeling that I was without a childhood. I believed that indeed there were only a handful with whom I could share those feelings. When I recently met with Shirley Temple Black, the great child star of the 1930s and 40s, we said nothing to each other at first, we simply cried together, for she could share a pain with me that only others like my close friends Elizabeth Taylor and McCauley Culkin know.'' ~ Michael Jackson
Michael had a collection of Shirley Temple photos at Neverland , and would have posters of Shirley Temple put up in his hotel rooms whilst on tour. Photo is of One of four 16x20 Shirley Temple posters being brought in by Michael's personal staff to decorate his hospital suite at Beth Isreal Medical Center North Dec 7. Michael collapsed with low blood pressure Dec 6 during rehearsals for a stage production.