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May 16, 2024 · LOS ANGELES - Esther Williams, the swimming champion turned actress who starred in glittering and aquatic Technicolor musicals of the 1940s and 1950s, has died. She was 91.
May 5, 2024 · Dan Shalhoub. May 05, 2024. Esther Williams, the swimming siren, diving diva and aquatic actress of the golden age of Hollywood died in a tragic drowning accident in her home in Los Angeles, California on Thursday at the age of 91.
May 8, 2024 · Sidney’s facility with the all-star production earned him another musical, Bathing Beauty (1944), which was Esther Williams’s first starring vehicle. Featuring a spectacular water finale and a fine comedic performance by Skelton, the film was a major success and launched a string of swimming musicals.
- Michael Barson
2 days ago · The questions are based mostly on Esther Williams autobiography, Dangerous When Wet. This quiz is for classic film lovers of the 30s, 40s, and 50s. ... Bathing Beauty ...
5 days ago · Mom, a “Hollywood junkie,” heard a rumor that, as a young man, Perry Como lifeguarded there. (I couldn’t make this stuff up.) On our visits, we kept an eye out in case he decided to drop by.