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Esther Williams. Esther Jane Williams (August 8, 1921 – June 6, 2013) was an American competitive swimmer and actress. She set regional and national records in her late teens on the Los Angeles Athletic Club swim team. Unable to compete in the 1940 Summer Olympics because of the outbreak of World War II, she joined Billy Rose's Aquacade ...
Esther Williams (born August 8, 1921, Inglewood, California, U.S.—died June 6, 2013, Beverly Hills, California) American swimming champion who became one of the most popular and profitable Hollywood movie stars of the 1940s and ’50s.
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Esther Williams was an American actress and swimmer who starred in MGM's aqua musicals and dramas. She was known as "America's Mermaid" for her underwater scenes and skills. She died in 2013 at age 91. Learn more about her life, career, family, and trivia on IMDb.
- August 8, 1921
- June 6, 2013
Esther Williams. Actress: Neptune's Daughter. Esther Jane Williams was born on August 8, 1921 in Inglewood, California. Her youth was spent as a teenage swimming champion and she won three United States National championships.
- Actress, Writer, Soundtrack
- August 8, 1921
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- June 6, 2013
Esther Williams, a teenage swimming champion who became an enormous Hollywood star in a decade of watery MGM extravaganzas, died on Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif. She was 91. Her death was...
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Jun 6, 2013 · Esther Williams, "Hollywood's Mermaid", who has died aged 91, swam her way through more than a dozen splashy MGM musicals in the 1940s and early 50s. While smiling at the camera, she was able to...
Jun 6, 2013 · Swimmer and movie star Esther Williams dead at 91. By BOB THOMAS and JOCELYN NOVECK. Updated 4:05 PM PDT, June 6, 2013. LOS ANGELES (AP) — As a teenager, Esther Williams dreamed of Olympic glory on the U.S. swim team. She had to settle instead for becoming a movie star.