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May 8, 2018 · Esther Williams. 1922-. American swimmer. E sther Williams is best known for her starring roles in MGM's aquatic musical films of the 1940s and 1950s — films which are often credited with introducing synchronized swimming to the world — but she was a pioneer in many other ways as well. Williams was one of the best competitive female ...
Aug 2, 2021 · Esther Williams, circa 1950. For the past eight years, I have been trying to explain the sheer joy that is Esther Jane Williams. From the moment I first laid eyes on the champion swimmer-turned-actress in Thrill of a Romance, I was transfixed. As I sighed over her delicious chemistry with Van Johnson and marveled at the film’s Technicolor ...
Jun 6, 2013 · US swimming champion-turned-movie star Esther Williams has died in Los Angeles aged 91. Her spokesman said she died peacefully in her sleep. She had been in declining health due to old age. A ...
Cast: Esther Williams (Debbie Telford), Red Skelton (Cornie Quinell), Howard Keel (Slim Shelby), Ann Miller (Sunshine Jackson), Paula Raymond (Marilla Sabinas), Keenan Wynn (Dan Sabinas), Tom Tully (Sheriff Jackson) Skirts Ahoy (1952) In 1952, Esther Williams showed her true colors in Skirts Ahoy!, and they were red, white and blue. The star of ...
Jun 6, 2013 · Esther Williams, a swimming champion who dove into success in Hollywood "aqua-movie" musicals geared to showing off her skills, has died in Beverly Hills, Calif., at 91, her spokesperson has ...
Birthday: Aug 8, 1921. Birthplace: Inglewood, California, USA. Like Johnny Weissmuller and Buster Crabbe before her, Esther Williams achieved the seemingly impossible by transforming her skill at ...
Jun 6, 2013 · Williams was born Aug. 8, 1921, in Los Angeles, the fifth child of Lou and Bula Williams. She grew up swimming in playground pools and surfing at local beaches and got her first job at 8 counting ...
