生于纽约布鲁克林，身高仅1米57，自小就随家人登台演出。1926年他6岁时首登银幕，在短片《不被信任》里饰演一个小侏儒。次年至1933年，主演50多集两本长的喜剧片集《米基·迈奎尔》，名声渐隆。1935年在《仲夏夜之梦》中扮演普克，再获...
Named after child star Shirley Temple, Shirley Jones started singing at the age of six. She started formal training at the age of 12 and would dream of singing with her idol, Gordon MacRae. Upon graduating from high school, Shirley went to New York to audition for the casting director of Rodgers & Hammerstein.
