Esther Williams obituary

Esther Williams, the swimming champion turned movie star who starred in splashy Hollywood musicals of the '40s and '50s, has died. She was 91.Esther Williams, a swimming champion known for the MGM “aqua musicals” of the 1940s and '50s that turned her into a major Hollywood star, died early Thursday in her sleep, her longtime publicist, Harlan Boll, announced. She was 91. Her films had suchEsther Williams, the swimming champion turned movie star who starred in splashy Hollywood musicals of the '40s and '50s, has died. She was 91.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. The self-described "Million Dollar Mermaid," whose wholesome beauty, shapely figure and aquatic skills launched anThe swimmer-turned-movie-star Esther Williams, who died today at the age of 91,

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