and she really could act. grandfather, i ll never see you again. reporter: and she really could sing. polywolly reporter: shirley temple wasn t just the biggest child star of her day. the biggest star, period. photographed more than fdr. then it was over. the little girliness was gone. and money too. as she revealed in a rare interview on bbc. out of the $3 million i had earned from everything, doll sales, books, clothing, so ford, i had $44,000 left in a trust account. reporter: rather than crash, she figured out for real who she was and would be in this part two of her life, a wife and a mother. then the surprising part three. emulating this well-known actor friend, she turned to public service, including during the