Esther Williams (1921 - 2013)

American actress and retired competitive swimmer. Retired from film in the 1960s.

* August 8, 1921 Inglewood, California, USA
 as Esther Jane Williams
 June 6, 2013 Los Angeles, California, USA



Vintage magazines

Mon Film, nr. 5, 28-8 1946
Mon Film, nr. 26, 22-1 1947

Books by Esther Williams

Esther Williams with Digby Diehl The million dollar mermaid Esther Williams with Digby Diehl
The million dollar mermaid
New York, 1999

Esther Williams with Digby Diehl The Million Dollar Mermaid Esther Williams with Digby Diehl
The Million Dollar Mermaid, An Autobiography
2000

Books with substantial mentioning of Esther Williams

David Fantle and Tom Johnson Hollywood heyday David Fantle and Tom Johnson
Hollywood heyday, 75 candid interviews with golden age legends
Jefferson, North Carolina, 2018

James Bawden and Ron Miller
You ain't heard nothin' yet, Interviews with stars from Hollywood's golden era
Lexington, 2017

 Leading Ladies
Leading Ladies, The 50 Most Unforgettable Actresses of the Studio Area
2006

Robert A. Nowlan and Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan
Movie Characters of Leading Performers of the Sound Era
Chicago and London, 1990

James Robert Parish and Don E. Stanke with Roger Greene and Thomas Nocerino
The Forties Gals
Westport, Connecticut, 1980

James Robert Parish and Ronald L. Bowers The MGM Stock Company James Robert Parish and Ronald L. Bowers
The MGM Stock Company, The Golden Era
New Rochelle, N.Y., 1974

Friederike Mat (ed.) Unsere Filmlieblinge Friederike Mat (ed.)
Unsere Filmlieblinge, Ein Bilderbuch
Wien, München, Düsseödorf, Bozen, 1956

Books with an entry on Esther Williams

David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
New York, 2003

Danny Peary Cult Movie Stars Danny Peary
Cult Movie Stars
New York, [..], 1991

Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor The American movies reference book Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor
The American movies reference book, The sound era
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,, 1969

Books with photograph(s) of Esther Williams

John Kobal (ed.) Movie-Star Portraits of the Forties John Kobal (ed.)
Movie-Star Portraits of the Forties, 163 Glamor Photos
New York, 1977

Articles on Esther Williams

DeWitt Bodeen - Larry L. Holland, Neptune's Daughters, Annette Kellermann & Esther Williams, in: Films in Review, vol. 30, 1979 pp. 73-88

Films

1942
Andy Hardy's Double Life

1943
A Guy Named Joe

1944
Bathing Beauty

1945
Ziegfeld Follies
Thrill of a Romance

1946
Till the Clouds Roll by
The Hoodlum Saint
Easy to Wed

1947
Fiesta
This Time for Keeps

1948
On an Island with You

1949
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Neptune's Daughter

1950
Duchess of Idaho
Pagan Love Song

1951
Callaway Went Thataway
Texas Carnival

1952
Skirts Ahoy!
Million Dollar Mermaid

1953
Dangerous When Wet
Easy to Love

1954
Athena

1955
Jupiter's Darling
The Tender Trap

1956
The Unguarded Moment

1958
Andy Hardy Comes Home
Raw Wind in Eden

1961
The Big Show

1963
La fuente mágica

1994
Thats Entertainment! III

2015
Listen to Me Marlon

IMDb: 0930565
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