Shirley Temple’s polka dot dress brings $75K in Missouri auction

THE ICONIC RED POLKA DOT DRESS WORN BY SHIRLEY TEMPLE IN 1934 FILM "STAND UP AND CHEER" Auctions by Theriault — THE ICONIC RED POLKA DOT DRESS WORN BY SHIRLEY TEMPLE IN 1934 FILM “STAND UP AND CHEER” Auctions by Theriault

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The red polka dot dress that Shirley Temple wore in a 1934 movie has sold for $75,000 at an auction in Kansas City.

The auction Tuesday included more than 500 of Temple’s childhood belongings, including hundreds of dolls and toys, and dozens of her costumes. The auction was organized by Maryland-based Theriault’s auction house for Temple’s estate.

Shirley Temple Black, who died in February 2014 at the age of 85, starred in more than 80 films. As an adult, she also served in the United Nations General Assembly and later became U.S. ambassador to Ghana.

Temple’s baby grand Steinway also sold at the auction for $45,000.