Esther Williams
Esther Williams
Esther Jane Williamswas an American competitive swimmer and actress...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth8 August 1921
CityInglewood, CA
CountryUnited States of America
winning olympic-medals medal
We can't all win Olympic medals. Even I never won one.
buying gas-stations plant
I ended up buying a restaurant. Already we had invested in a gas station and a metal products plant.
mgm
I gave my eardrums to MGM. And it's true: I really did.
long done suits
I was the only swimmer in movies. Tarzan was long gone, and he couldn't have done them anyway; he could never have gotten into my bathing suit
air feet mermaid
I was all in gold sequins for Million Dollar Mermaid, 50 feet in the air
girl sports issues
Life magazine ran a page featuring me and three other girls that was clearly the precursor of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues
swim beverly-hills pool
I took my daily swim at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool despite the presence of onlookers
drinking men lunch
There was a policy at Hughes against drinking at lunch, but the men ignored it
mermaid firsts
Clark Gable was the first to have called me a mermaid.
water audience delicious
It appeared as if I had invited the audience into the water with me, and it conveyed the sensation that being in there was absolutely delicious
home swimming hints
Traveling to swimming meets took me beyond my small-town existence, gave me a hint of the exciting world outside of my own home.
girl character swimming
Somehow I kept my head above water. I relied on the discipline, character, and strength that I had started to develop as that little girl in her first swimming pool.
office firsts yards
I remember when I first walked into Mayer's cavernous office. You had to walk 50 yards to get to him, and in that time he could really study everything about you.
football strong swimming
I was 15, and the years of hard swimming had packed muscle on my frame and made me very strong. Not as strong as a football player, but strong enough to inflict heavy damage.