Esther Williams was the undisputed queen bee of one of the most baffling Hollywood sub-genres: the Aqua Musicals of the 40s and 50s. No one rose out of the pool depths—with a smile, no less—quite like ...

(Reuters) - Former Hollywood star Esther Williams died on Thursday at age 91. The following are facts about her life: * As a young swimmer, Williams set a world record for the 100-meter freestyle and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shortly before her death at age 91 in 2013, Esther Williams revisited some of her old MGM musicals. “I’m watching this beautiful ...

In “Swimming Pretty,” Vicki Valosik connects the evolution of an unlikely sport with the century-long struggle of women to be taken seriously in the water. By Jennifer Schuessler Jennifer Schuessler ...

“Truly one of the most beautiful films of the 1950s…a gorgeous Technicolor spectacle complete with multi-colored smoke, leaping water curtains, and a co-ed group of synchronized swimmers that brought ...

The story of Esther Williams is that of an improbable encounter. That of the glamorous Hollywood of the 1940s with a swimming champion. A meeting that gave birth to the most kitsch and flamboyant ...

Four years ago, Don Pruess, onetime underwear salesman, made an unannounced business call at the home of Cinemermaid Esther Williams near Santa Monica. His proposition: a partnership to mass-produce ...

“We just made it up as we went along. I ad-libbed all my own underwater movements. . . It appeared as if I had invited the audience into the water with me, and it conveyed the sensation that being in ...

Soon to be available as a 4K Blu-ray, the George Sidney picture’s denouement is among the most renowned scenes put on film. Esther Williams by Eric Carpenter (1947). Via Wikimedia Commons MARIO NAVES ...