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trof

(54,256 posts) Thu Jun 6, 2013, 06:50 PM Jun 2013

Esther Williams dead at 91.

Damn.
I liked her movies.
She always played such wholesome roles.
Loved the swimming scenes.

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Esther Williams dead at 91. (Original Post) trof Jun 2013 OP

Big family favorite. Here's a trailer: NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #1

Wow! MGM let out all the stops on that one. trof Jun 2013 #4

I always enjoyed watching her swim. May she rest in peace. In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #2

Me too, loved her movies. When pregnant with me, my mother had the same OB/GYN as Esther. txwhitedove Jun 2013 #3

Her Olympic Games were canceled. Graybeard Jun 2013 #5

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

1. Big family favorite. Here's a trailer:

Reply to trof (Original post)

Thu Jun 6, 2013, 06:56 PM

Jun 2013

Includes Red Skelton in a TuTu!

RIP.

trof

(54,256 posts)

4. Wow! MGM let out all the stops on that one.

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 6, 2013, 07:05 PM

Jun 2013

Lot of big stars and some not-so-much.
Thanks.

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

2. I always enjoyed watching her swim. May she rest in peace.

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Thu Jun 6, 2013, 07:00 PM

Jun 2013

txwhitedove

(3,929 posts)

3. Me too, loved her movies. When pregnant with me, my mother had the same OB/GYN as Esther.

Reply to trof (Original post)

Thu Jun 6, 2013, 07:04 PM

Jun 2013

Graybeard

(6,996 posts)

5. Her Olympic Games were canceled.

Reply to trof (Original post)

Thu Jun 6, 2013, 07:20 PM

Jun 2013

Esther Williams was training to compete with the U. S. Olympic swimming team in 1940. First a boycott of the original site, Tokyo, moved the games to Helsinki, Finland. Then the outbreak of WWII canceled them completely.

Even without the fame that the Olympics would have brought her, Williams still made it to Hollywood and a great movie career.

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