March 2014 

By Kevin Wing

Chapter Vice President, San Francisco

      Shirley Temple Black, who rose to fame as the most popular child star in Hollywood history and, undoubtedly, was the most famous member of the San Francisco/Northern California Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, died Feb. 10 at her home in the Bay Area.

      Temple Black was 85 years old, and died of natural causes at her home in Woodside. She was surrounded by family and caregivers, according to a statement by Cheryl Kagan.

Shirley Temple Black    1928-2014

      The actress and diplomat, who would have celebrated her 86th birthday on April 23, was inducted into the Chapter's Silver Circle in 1996 in recognition of her contributions to the television industry. In 1992, Temple Black received the Governors' Award, the highest honor the Chapter can bestow. In 1964, the Chapter honored her with the Governors' Service Medallion for her dedication and service to the Chapter.

      Temple was 3 years old when she began acting. By the time she was 10, she became a top box-office draw. At that time, she commanded a then-unheard of salary of $50,000 per movie. The first film that got her noticed was 1932's War Babies, which was part of the Baby Burlesks series of short films.

      For nearly 18 years, she sang, danced and acted her way into the hearts of moviegoers throughout the country and around the world. Her trademark ringlets were popular with little girls everywhere for nearly four decades, from the 1930s through the 1970s.

      20^th Century Fox produced a series of feature films with the talented little girl. Little Miss Marker, Curly Top (both 1934) and The Littlest Rebel (1935) were her biggest hits.

      The studio eventually released Bright Eyes, which introduced Temple's signature song, On The Good Ship Lollipop. The song sold more than 500,000 copies at that time, and earned Temple a special Academy Award.

      Temple's star was so bright in the 1930s, she was the number-one box office draw, besting legendary stars like Clark Gable and Bing Crosby for movie supremacy. From 1935 to 1938, she was the No. 1 movie attraction. Her movies produced happy uplifting moments that came at a time when the nation was still reeling from the effect of the Great Depression.

      In 1940, Temple and 20^th Century Fox mutually decided it was time to part ways. The year before, in 1939, as she got older, her popularity began to fade.

      In 1945, she married actor John Agar. They divorced five years later. In 1950, at 22, Temple married Charles Black. They remained married for 55 years until his death in 2005.

      With her film and television career behind her, Temple Black became a foreign diplomat, serving in the U.S. Delegation to the United Nations for five years, from 1969 to 1974. She became U.S. ambassador to Ghana from 1974 to 1976, and was U.S. ambassador to Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992.

      Temple Black remained a cultural icon for decades following her reign on the silver screen.

      In 1958, she returned to show business to host Shirley Temple's Storybook, a successful anthology series of fairy tale adaptations that aired on NBC. In 1960, it became The Shirley Temple Show, remaining on the air until the following year.

      Temple Black received numerous awards throughout her career, including two lifetime achievement awards. In 1935, Temple left her footprints and handprints in the wet cement at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. In 1960, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her work in movies.

      She is survived by her three children, Linda Agar, from her first marriage to actor John Agar, and Charles Alden Black, Jr., and Lori Alden Black, from her second marriage to Charles Black. She is also survived by a granddaughter and two great-granchildren. 

By Kevin Wing

Chapter Vice President, San Francisco

      Jim Lange, a legendary Bay Area radio and television personality who went on to international fame as host of television's The Dating Game and The $100,000 Name That Tune, died Feb. 25 in Marin County.

Jim Lange  Outside The Dipsea Cafe, Mill Valley, 2011, after being interviewed for his Silver Circle profile in "Off Camera".  Photo courtesy of Kevin Wing

      Lange died at his home in Mill Valley after suffering a heart attack. He was 81.

      Among the most well-known members of the San Francisco/Northern California Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Lange was inducted into the Chapter's Silver Circle in 1993. He was also inducted into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame, in 2006.

      Lange is perhaps best-known as the original host of The Dating Game, a popular daytime game show that ultimately symbolized the swinging late 1960s and 1970s. The show aired eight years on ABC, from 1965 to 1973.

      By the time he began hosting the show, he was already an immensely popular radio personality in San Francisco, where he moved after a stint in the Marines. In the 1950s, Lange began working the night shift at KGO Radio, where he became known as the "All-Night Mayor." In 1960, he moved to KSFO, where he remained for 23 years. Two years later, in 1962, he got his big TV break when he was tapped as the announcer on a national variety show starring country singer Tennessee Ernie Ford. The show, which aired on ABC, originated from San Francisco.

      In a 2011 Off Camera profile interview in recognition of his Silver Circle induction, Lange said he commuted from his home in the Bay Area to Los Angeles during his years as host of The Dating Game. The program was produced in Hollywood.

      Lange also worked at KFRC-AM, and later at KABL-FM, until his retirement in 2005. He also worked at KMPC Radio in Los Angeles in the early 1970s and then again in the 1980s.

Jim and Nancy Lange Game Show Great Asked For Miss America 1961's Hand In Marriage, and She Said Yes.

      Born James John Lange on Aug. 15, 1932, in St. Paul, Minnesota, he was 15 years old when he won an audition to work as a disc jockey and sports reporter at a local radio station.

      He studied radio and television speech with a minor in journalism at the University of Minnesota, where he graduated cum laude.  

      By the mid-1950s, he was on local television in Minnesota, playing the title character on Captain 11, in which he would introduce science fiction shows, such as Buck Rogers.

      In late 1965, when he began hosting The Dating Game, Lange was still working his 6 a.m.-to-10 a.m. morning drive shift at KSFO. Wanting to maintain living and working in the Bay Area, he flew to Los Angeles three times a week to tape five Dating Game shows before flying back to San Francisco.

      The show became so popular that a nighttime version premiered in 1966, a year after the ABC version debuted. It remained on the air until 1970. There was also a syndicated version which lasted until 1974.

      Some contestants later became famous, including Farrah Fawcett, John Ritter, Michael Jackson, Steve Martin, Andy Kaufman, Burt Reynolds and Tom Selleck. Arnold Schwarzenegger also appeared on the show.      

      The show was revived in syndication in 1978, airing until 1980.

      Lange also hosted The $100,000 Name That Tune, The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime, Bullseye, Hollywood Connection and The New Newlywed Game, among others.

      He eventually met and married Nancy Fleming, who was crowned Miss America in 1961. In the mid-1970s, Fleming was tapped as the original host of A.M. San Francisco on KGO-TV.

      Lange is survived by his wife, Nancy; sons Gavin and Nicolas; stepdaughter Ingrid; stepson Steig; sister Midge; and four grandchildren. 

Are you running on an empty tank? People in television and TV news often work long hours and at all hours. Even though your day may start at midnight, starting your day without a meal often results in feeling depleted, overeating later in the day, and making some not-so-smart decisions as you go along. Eating a good breakfast sets the stage for making healthy choices that will power up your body as well as your brain.

Why Eat Breakfast?

As you sleep, your body works hard to digest last night's dinner. By the time you wake up, your body and brain demand fuel.

Three Breakfast Components

Morning menus are filled with options -- from breakfast wraps to smoothies in every color -- and need not be complicated. Breakfast can be simple, quick and satisfying. Be sure it includes a heart-healthy mix of protein, healthy fats, and whole grains to satisfy you as well as sustain you. Here are some examples: 

1. Protein

Examples: Plain nonfat yogurt, Greek yogurt (loaded with calcium and has nearly twice as much protein as regular yogurt), beans, and free-range eggs (limit to five whole eggs per week). Choose eggs rich in omega-3 fats from hens fed a vegetarian, organic diet.

2. Healthy Fats

Examples: Nuts, seeds (e.g., sunflower seeds, ground flaxseed, chia seeds), wheat germ, avocado, salmon.   

3. Whole Grains (Source of High Fiber)

Examples: Whole-wheat low-carb tortilla, slice of whole-grain bread, steel-cut oats, bran cereals/flakes, barley, bulgur, and whole wheat couscous. 

A whole grain is the entire grain which includes the bran, germ and endosperm (the starchy part). Whole grains are complex carbohydrates or "good carbs". Including them at breakfast will help you meet the suggested 40 gm of fiber per day and help:

• Fill you up

• Lose weight

• Lower cholesterol

• Stabilize blood sugar

• Avoid a mid-morning energy crash

• Promote regularity

"Refined" flours like white and enriched wheat flour include only part of the grain (the starchy part) and are NOT whole grain. A healthy breakfast cereal should list a whole grain as the first ingredient. Also, check that your breakfast cereal has the following per serving:

1. 5 or more gm fiber

2. Less than 5 gm sugar

3. Less than 300 mg sodium (Less than 200 mg is healthiest)

Whenever you are looking for a whole-grain food (whether it's cereal, bread or a snack), look for these specific words to identify whether it's truly whole grain:

• 100% whole wheat

• Amaranth

• Barley

• Brown rice

• Buckwheat

• Buckwheat flour

• Bulgur (cracked wheat)

• Corn, including whole cornmeal

• Millet

• Popcorn

• Quinoa

• Rye

• Sorghum (also called milo)

• Spelt

• Stoneground whole [name of grain] - NOT "stoneground wheat"

• Teff

• Triticale

• Wheatberries

• Wild rice, colored rice

• Whole [name of grain]

• Whole-grain [name of grain] - NOT just "multigrain"

• Whole grain corn/corn meal

• Whole oats, oatmeal - Including steel-cut oats, old-fashioned oatmeal, instant oatmeal (choose the plain, unsweetened variety)

• Whole durum wheat

• Whole wheat - NOT "wheat, wheat flour, wheat germ, or durum wheat"

Diabetic*/Heart-Healthy Breakfast Ideas

• Veggie omelet and whole-grain toast

• Breakfast wrap - An egg or tofu and veggie scramble wrapped in a whole-wheat low-carb tortilla

• Black bean and quinoa burrito topped with kale guacamole

• Whole-grain cereal with milk, nuts and fruit (fresh, frozen, dried, or freeze-dried)

• Yogurt smoothie with fruit, veggies and flax seeds (See Power Smoothie: Spinach, Apple, Peach)

• Peanut butter or almond butter on toast

• Yogurtand chia seeds topped with fresh fruit salad

• Cottage cheese topped with roasted walnuts and any kind of fruit, such as pineapple, apples, citrus, berries

*Diabetics need to watch portion sizes to keep carbohydrates to 45-60 grams per meal for women and 60-75 grams for men.

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