I remember when I first walked into Mayer’s cavernous office. You had to walk 50 yards to get to him, and in that time he could really study everything about you.
Esther Williams Quotes
I was the only swimmer in movies. Tarzan was long gone, and he couldn't have done them anyway; he could never have gotten into my bathing suit.
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| Birth: | 8th August, 1921 |
| Death: | 6th June, 2013 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Actress, Businesswoman, Commentator, Swimmer |
About
Esther Jane Williams was born in Inglewood, California, USA. She was an American actress, businesswoman, commentator, and swimmer. She set multiple national and regional swimming records in her late teens as part of the Los Angeles Athletic Club swim team. Her role in several films include: Bathing Beauty, Thrill of a Romance, Ziegfeld Follies, Easy to Wed, Fiesta, On an Island with You, Neptune's Daughter, Duchess of Idaho, Million Dollar Mermaid, Easy to Love, Jupiter's Darling, The Unguarded Moment, Raw Wind in Eden, The Big Show, and That's Entertainment! III. Even before retiring as an actress, she invested in a "service station, a metal products plant, a manufacturer of bathing suits, various properties and a successful restaurant chain known as Trails." She served as a commentator for synchronized swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
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