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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 ...
Jun 7, 2013 · Esther Williams was a genuine movie star with a thousand-watt presence. This photograph of Esther Williams was made for the cover of "Modern Screen" magazine of March 1951 by Nickolas Muray. The color carbro process used to create the photograph is a layered pigment print process, of which Muray was a master.
Esther Williams often stated that Million Dollar Mermaid was her favorite film. There must be some truth to it, as she named her autobiography after it. But there was something a little more scandalous that made the film special. Williams’ co-star in the film was the ruggedly handsome Victor Mature, who played a manly caveman in One Million B.C.
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 · Esther Williams, the swimming champion turned actress who starred in glittering and aquatic Technicolor musicals of the 1940s and ‘50s, has died. (Bob Carey / Los Angeles Times) Esther Williams ...
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 ...
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 ...
