Esther Williams, in full Esther Jane 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. ")A public pool was not far from the modest home where Williams was raised, and it was there that an older sister taught her to swim. Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox.Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. "Lamas was Williams' third husband.
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"Be in the know. Williams' co-stars included the pick of the MGM contract list, including Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Red Skelton, Ricardo Montalban and Howard Keel.When hard times signaled the end of big studios and costly musicals in the mid-'50s, Williams tried non-swimming roles with little success. “I really still just love it.”Look for Zellner in the upcoming Aquabelle show in September, “Paradise Island.” Although Zellner is not swimming, she will be directing and choreographing several numbers in the annual water show.We're always interested in hearing about news in our community. “I swam as fast as I could to get out of the water and the poor horse was so frightened it was in the lake almost all day.”The next daring feat Zellner performed for Williams was a big dramatic underwater chase scene.“The guards were supposed to be chasing Esther, but It was really me and I had to dive very deep for this shot,” she said.
"I've been a lucky lady," she said in a 1984 interview with The Associated Press. Stand-in for a star: Esther Williams’ double still a water babe Zellner said the mermaids wore fins or “rubber feet,” to give them more kicking power.Different costumes and bathing suits, including tutus, were worn for the various performances.The weight of the water was the greatest hazard the mermaids faced because the pressure increased one-half pound for every foot they descended, she said.“You just got used to the water depth after a while and it was fun and you certainly could never be afraid of water or be claustrophobic.”Zellner, a natural in the water, is an accomplished synchronized swimmer.
“With no rehearsal and very little prompting, I can say that I would never do that again.”Zellner admitted that she was “too young to be scared and the money was too good to pass up.”“The only instructions that the director gave me was to try to get away from the horse as quickly as possible.” Zellner recalled.The scene was a “perfect take the first time,” much to the relief Zellner said of her and the horse.“They weren’t as concerned about me as they were with what the Humane Society would feel about a horse doing such a stunt,” she said. “It was very tiring and the entire filming lasted about a week.”Asked if she ever got to talk to Williams, Zellner said. She was a refreshing presence among MGM's stellar gallery -- warm, breezy, with a frankness and self-deprecating humor that delighted interviewers.She laughed as much as anyone over an assessment by Fanny Brice, the original "Funny Girl": "Esther Williams? She was born Aug. 8, 1921, in Inglewood, a suburb southwest of Los Angeles, one of five children. "I think we ought to just count our blessings," she said at the time.
Pa., Zellner said she took advantage of the many lakes near her hometown to get in plenty of swimming practice.“After I got old enough, my parents let me ride my bike to the local swimming pool and by the time 1 got into high school, synchronized swimming was becoming very popular.” Zellner said.A synchronized swimming instructor recognized Zellner’s talent and invited her to join her swim team. Neither was successful. And I loved being a Latin wife -- you get treated very well. In 1945 she wed Ben Gage, a radio announcer, and they had three children, Benjamin, Kimball and Susan. “Thanks to underwater speakers, its much easier to do these days.”Along with her love of competitive swimming, Zellner began to teach the sport, including instructing life-saving courses with the American Red Cross.Her swimming career took an entirely different direction with a visit to Florida and the glamour of Hollywood film making would change her memories forever.“My mother and dad went to St. Petersburg to retire, so after going to visit them. But to ask me to act was sheer insanity. “I really have very little recall about it, but I believe I was about 2 and my dad admitted that I screamed a lot when I first started.”Growing up in Sharon. It happens, but oh, what life we had when we were young.
My marriage with Fernando -- that was the filling, that was the apple in the pie. She was 91. Having popularized synchronized swimming with her movies, she was co-host of the event on television at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Dry, she ain't. Putin claims Russia has developed a coronavirus vaccineTrump pulled from briefing after Secret Service opens fire outside White HouseBiden has spoken to his top VP choices — and a decision is imminentAsylum officers denounce Trump rule they would be charged with enforcingL.A.
Esther Williams was a competitive swimming champion and actress who would have gone to the 1940 Olympics if World War II hadn't have cancelled them. Deprived of an opportunity to swim in the Pan-American Games — by a spiteful woman coach, she says — Williams entered the Women’s Outdoor Nationals in … "If they had asked me to do some swimming scenes for a star, that would have made sense to me. Before films I had the experience of competitive swimming, with the incredible fun of winning...I had a movie career with all the glamour that goes with it. In 1961 Lamas directed her last film, "The Magic Fountain," in Spain. Sidney chose her to double for Esther Williams, star of the film, “Jupiter’s Darling.”Mary Zellner, 85, an award-winning synchronized swimmer, worked as a swimming double for the late Hollywood star and champion swimmer Esther Williams, who died Thursday at age 91.Mary Zellner goes over a scene with MGM director George Sidney after he discovered her at Weeki Wachee Springs, a tourist attraction in Florida where Zellner worked as a “mermaid” aqua performer in the 1950s. "Williams in a bathing suit became a favorite pinup of GI's in World War II, and her popularity continued afterward.
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