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Esther Williams

from the trailer for Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
Born Esther Jane Williams
August 8, 1921 (1921-08-08) (age 86)
Inglewood, California, U.S.
Spouse(s) Leonard Kovner (1940-1944)
Ben Gage (1945-1959)
Fernando Lamas (1969-1982)
Edward Bell (1994-)

Esther Jane Williams (b. Million Dollar Mermaid (also known as The One Piece Bathing Suit - UK is a 1952 MGM biographical Musical film Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Ben Gage ( March 18, 1914, Chicago - April 28, 1978, Los Angeles) was a radio singer and announcer occasional off-screen Fernando Álvaro Lamas (January 9 1915 Buenos Aires, Argentina – October 8 1982 Los Angeles, California) was an Argentina -born August 8, 1921[1][2] or 1922[3]) is a retired United States competitive swimmer and movie star, famous for her musical films that featured elaborate performances with swimming and diving. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In the Film industry, a feature film is a Film made for initial distribution in theaters and being the "main attraction" of the screening For other uses including various songs titled "Movie Star" see Movie star (disambiguation. Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance Diving off a deck into the Great South Bay of Long Islandjpg|thumb|A man dives into the Great South Bay of Long Island.

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Early years

Williams was born in Inglewood, California to Bula Myrtle Gilpin and Louis Stanton Williams. Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. She was enthusiastic about swimming in her youth. She was National AAU champion in the 100 meter freestyle. Williams went to Hollywood, where she quickly became a popular star of the 1940s and 1950s. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Her brother, Stanton Williams, also had a brief acting career during the 1920s before his untimely death while still a teenager. The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada

She appeared with swimming star Johnny Weismuller in Billy Rose's "Aquacade" during the San Francisco World's Fair, 1939-41, where she first attracted attention from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer scouts, as she noted in her autobiography. Johnny Weissmuller (June 2 1904 &ndash January 20 1984 was an American swimmer and Actor who was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s winning Billy Rose ( September 6, 1899 &ndash February 10, 1966) Rose was diminutive in stature Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She also had to fend off the amorous attentions of Weismuller, whom she said acted as if he were Tarzan on and off the screen. Tarzan is a Fictional character, an archetypal Feral child raised in the African jungle by Apes who later returns to civilization only to

Career

The scene most people associate Esther Williams with is the famous and often spoofed grand water ballet finale in Bathing Beauty (1944). Bathing Beauty is a musical starring Red Skelton, Basil Rathbone and Esther Williams. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Several moments, such as the swimmers who dive past one another in the pool, the moment where Williams is received as a queen, then dives and reappears above water, surrounded by several other swimmers who form a circle around her, became iconic. (See also Bathing Beauty)

Many of her MGM films, such as Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) and Jupiter's Darling (1955), contained elaborately staged synchronized swimming scenes, with considerable risk to Williams. Bathing Beauty is a musical starring Red Skelton, Basil Rathbone and Esther Williams. Million Dollar Mermaid (also known as The One Piece Bathing Suit - UK is a 1952 MGM biographical Musical film Jupiter's Darling ( 1955) is an MGM film starring Esther Williams. She broke her neck filming a 115 ft dive off a tower during a climactic musical number for the film Million Dollar Mermaid which landed her in a body cast for seven months. She subsequently recovered, though she still suffers headaches as a result of the accident. Her many hours spent submerged in a studio tank resulted in her rupturing her eardrums numerous times. The tympanic membrane (also tympanum or myrinx is a thin membrane that separates the External ear from the Middle ear. In her autobiography The Million Dollar Mermaid (1999), Williams detailed several other occasions in which she nearly drowned shooting her oxygen-defying stunts, since she rarely used a stunt double. A stunt double is a type of Body double, specifically a skilled replacement used for dangerous film or video sequences, in Movies and Television

After years of appearing in musical comedies at MGM, she moved to Universal International in 1956 and appeared in a non-musical dramatic film, The Unguarded Moment. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American After that, her film career slowly wound down. She later admitted that husband Fernando Lamas preferred her not to continue in films. Fernando Álvaro Lamas (January 9 1915 Buenos Aires, Argentina – October 8 1982 Los Angeles, California) was an Argentina -born

Personal life

Her love life was a source of media interest. She has been married four times. She met her first husband Leonard Kovner while at Los Angeles City College. She later wrote in her autobiography The Million Dollar Mermaid that "he was smart, handsome, dependable. . . and dull. I respected his intelligence, and his dedication to a future career in medicine. He loved me, or so he said, and even asked me to marry him. " They were married in the San Francisco suburb of Los Altos on June 27, 1940. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On their split she said "I found, much to my relief, that all I needed for my emotional and personal security was my own resolve and determination. I didn't need a marriage and a ring. I had come to realize all too quickly that Leonard Kovner was not a man I could ever really love. " They divorced in 1944. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

She married singer/actor Ben Gage on November 25, 1945, with whom she had three children. Ben Gage ( March 18, 1914, Chicago - April 28, 1978, Los Angeles) was a radio singer and announcer occasional off-screen Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar In her autobiography, she portrays him as an alcoholic parasite who squandered her earnings. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions She also disclosed in her autobiography that she had a passionate affair with actor Victor Mature while they were working on the film Million Dollar Mermaid (1952), citing that at the time her marriage was in trouble and, feeling lonely, she turned to Mature for love and affection, and he gave her all she wanted. Victor Mature ( 29 January 1913 – 4 August 1999) was an American Film actor. Million Dollar Mermaid (also known as The One Piece Bathing Suit - UK is a 1952 MGM biographical Musical film She was romantically linked with Jeff Chandler, but broke off the relationship when she discovered that Chandler was a cross-dresser, which she revealed for the first time in her autobiography. Jeff Chandler ( December 15, 1918 - June 17, 1961) was an American Film Actor and Singer in the 1950s Cross-dressing is the act of wearing clothing commonly associated with another gender within a particular Society. She and Gage divorced on 20 April 1959. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

She then married former lover, Argentine actor/director, Fernando Lamas on December 31, 1969. Fernando Álvaro Lamas (January 9 1915 Buenos Aires, Argentina – October 8 1982 Los Angeles, California) was an Argentina -born Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They were married until his death from pancreatic cancer on October 8, 1982. Pancreatic cancer is a malignant tumor of the Pancreas. Each year about 37680 individuals in the United States are diagnosed with this condition and 34290 Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) She currently resides in Beverly Hills with actor-husband Edward Bell, whom she married on October 24, 1994. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)

Later life

Esther Williams retired from acting in the early 1960s and currently lends her name to a line of women's swimwear and to a company that manufactures swimming pools and swimming pool accessories. She co-wrote her autobiography The Million Dollar Mermaid (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1999) with popular media critic and author Digby Diehl. Simon & Schuster Inc, a division of CBS Corporation, is a Publisher founded in New York in 1924 by Richard L [4]


Filmography

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"Esther Williams Trophy"

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At various times, the holders of the trophy have either flown an Esther flag[7] or sent naval signals (signed 'Esther') to other nearby ships to indicate where the trophy resided. Military communications, or Signals ( not to be confused with military Line of communications (LOC is a field of Military activities tactics Notably, on 16 April 2008, the trophy attended the memorial service for the newly rediscovered wreck of HMAS Sydney II, off Geraldton, Western Australia, travelling in HMAS Anzac (FFH 150)[8]. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Description Sydney was one of three Light cruisers originally ordered in 1931–1932 for the Royal Navy as the " Amphion class" Construction Anzac was laid down by Tenix Defence Systems at Williamstown Victoria on 5 November 1993 launched on 16 September 1994 and commissioned

A documentary[9] on the trophy's history was produced in 2007.

Notes

  1. ^ Actress Esther Williams Hospitalized. (October 25, 2006) AP. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio Retrieved 2007-11-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca "While some references give a later birth date, Williams told The Associated Press in 2004 that she was born Aug. 8, 1921. "
  2. ^ According to the California Birth Index, 1905-1995 located at the Center for Health Statistics, Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.
  3. ^ Infection Hospitalizes Esther Williams. (Oct 25, 2006) MSN Music. Retrieved 2006-12-04. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. From the article: "Associated Press archives list Williams' birthday as Aug. 8, 1921. Boll said Tuesday that the actress was born Aug. 8, 1922. "
  4. ^ Esther Williams Above Ground and In Ground Swimming Pools - Delair Group
  5. ^ Esther, USS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884) memorial page, accessed 16 April 2008
  6. ^ Chasing Esther Willians, Navy News, Vol 47, No 12, 15 July 2004, accessed 16 April 2008
  7. ^ Esther’s Navy fame spans the globe, Navy News, Vol 48, No 10, 16 June 2004, accessed 16 April 2008
  8. ^ personal knowledge, User:Peter Ellis, 16 April 2008
  9. ^ Esther Williams Trophy, Digital Dimensions, 2007, accessed 16 April 2008

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