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Esther Williams (August 8, 1922 - ) is a United States competitive swimmer and 1940s and 1950s movie star. Known as "America's Mermaid," she was famous for her musical films that featured elaborate performances with swimming, diving and "water ballet," which is now known as synchronized swimming.

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Merry Christmas from Esther!

Such a colorful greeting from Esther...
Posted by monty at 6:15 AM
Labels: christmas, esther williams, photo

2 comments:

Dawn said...

Beautiful picture of Esther ! Merry Christmas!!

December 17, 2011 at 9:24 AM
Unknown said...



خدمات شركة المثالي جروب بالجبيل والخاصة بجميع خدمات الدعم المنزلي والتي تقدمها من خلال افضل العمالة الماهرة وارخص الاسعار
شركة تنظيف بالجبيل
شركة كشف تسربات المياة بالجبيل
شركة شفط بيارات بالجبيل
شركة تنظيف خزانات بالجبيل
شركة تنظيف شقق بالجبيل
شركة مكافحة حشرات بالجبيل
شركة رش مبيدات بالجبيل
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شركة تنظيف مجالس بالجبيل
شركة تنظيف منازل بالاحساء
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Welcome To The Esther Williams Page.

Welcome To The Esther Williams Page.
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ESTHER WILLIAMS

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Esther Williams 2007 Interview.

Esther Williams 2007 Interview.
In November of 2007 on Good Morning America. Diane Sawyer caught up with her childhood hero Esther Williams. Click picture to view.
ESTHER WILLIAMS FILMOGRAPHY.

ESTHER WILLIAMS COLLECTION VOLUME 1.

ESTHER WILLIAMS COLLECTION VOLUME 1.

Click picture to view movie clip. Bathing Beauty (1944). Musical. Cast: Red Skelton, Basil Rathbone and Esther Williams, Harry James and his Music Makers, Ethel Smith, Helen Forrest and Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra. Director: George Sidney. This was not William's screen debut, but it was her first musical. The film was initially to be titled "Mr. Co-Ed" with Red Skelton having top billing. However, once MGM executives watched the first cut of the film, they realized that Esther Williams' role should be showcased and changed the title to "Bathing Beauty". The film is Janis Paige's film debut.


BATHING BEAUTY

BATHING BEAUTY
CLICK TO SEE MOVIE CLIP.

ETHEL SMITH

ETHEL SMITH
Her recording of Tico Tico was her best-known hit. It reached No. 14 on the U.S. pop charts in November 1944 and sold over one million copies worldwide. She also recorded it for the 1944 film, Bathing Beauty. Click picture to enter websight.

Helen Forrest

Helen Forrest
Big Band Jazz Singer. She recorded more than 500 songs, included "All The Things You Are" with Artie Shaw and "The Man I Love" with Benny Goodman. She appeared in musical films like "Bathing Beauty" (1944) and "Two Girls and a Sailor" (1944). Click picture to view Helen singing.

If you are an Esther Williams fan you will love this movie. It is one of my favorites. Williams and Lawford are wonderful together and so are Ricardo Montalban and Cyd Charisse. Especially during their beautiful dance numbers. If you love happy and romantic musicals you'll love this movie. And don't forget.. we get to see Esther doing what she does best in beautiful water performances. Click to view trailer

ON AN ISLAND WITH YOU.

ON AN ISLAND WITH YOU.
Click to dance clip with Cyd Charisse and Ricardo Montalban.

ON AN ISLAND WITH YOU.

ON AN ISLAND WITH YOU.
ESTHER WILLIAMS and PETER LAWFORD.

This musical remake of the (1936) comedy classic Libeled Lady. Van Johnson, Esther Williams, Lucille Ball and Keenan Wynn, do a wonderful job taking over the roles first performed by William Powell, Myrna Loy, Jean Harlow and Spencer Tracy. I think this is my favorite Lucille Ball performance. I had to post the picture of the English Springer Spaniel. I'm owned by one.. :) .Click to view movie trailer.


Dangerous When Wet (1953). Musical Cast: Esther Williams, Fernando Lamas,Charlotte Greenwood and Jack Carson. Director Charles Walters, and featuring an animated swimming sequence starring Williams with Tom and Jerry. Click to view trailer.

Neptune's Daughter (1949). Musical/ romantic/ comedy Cast: Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Ricardo Montalbán, Betty Garrett, Keenan Wynn, Xavier Cugat and Mel Blanc. Directer: Edward Buzzell. Features the Academy Award winning song Baby, It's Cold Outside by Frank Loesser. Neptune's Daughter was the third movie that paired Williams and Ricardo Montalbán together, the other two being Fiesta (1947) and On an Island with You (1948), and the second to co-star Red Skelton (1944's Bathing Beauty).

ESTHER WILLIAMS COLLECTION VOLUME 2.

ESTHER WILLIAMS COLLECTION VOLUME 2.

Million Dollar Mermaid, A perfect role for Esther Williams. A story inspired by the life of " Annette Kellerman," an Australian swimming champion and water ballet performer who performed in New York's Hippodrome. I thought Esther, did a wonderful acting tribute to Annette. Click to view trailer


This is a gorgeous film. Scenery of the island of Tahiti was beautiful. A cute story line with some wonderful songs and one amazing coral sea ballet. I also enjoyed seeing the native dances. One that really stood out in my mind was the SIMONE knife dance. Rita Moreno plays a feature role, in sarong and long beautiful hair. Click to view trailer.

If you are an Esther Williams fan you will love this movie. It is one of my favorites. Williams and Lawford are wonderful together and so are Ricardo Montalban and Cyd Charisse. Especially during their beautiful dance numbers. If you love happy and romantic musicals you'll love this movie. And don't forget.. we get to see Esther doing what she does best in beautiful water performances. Click to view trailer




Easy to Love (1953) With the Cole Porter classic as the music title, Esther Williams and Van Johnson star in their fifth film together. Click to view trailer.

This Time for Keeps (1947) Romantic/ musical. Cast: Esther Williams, Jimmy Durante, Johnnie Johnston and Lauritz Melchior. Director: Richard Thorpe. The film was shot in color on location at the Grand Hotel, on Mackinac Island in Michigan. This Time for Keeps became the second film in which William's name was first billed above the title, after Fiesta .Click to view trailer.

Thrill of a Romance (1945) Romance. Cast: Van Johnson, Esther Williams and Carleton G. Young, with musical performances by opera singer Lauritz Melchior. Director: Richard Thorpe. Written by Richard Connell and Gladys Lehman. This was the first of four films that paired Williams and Johnson together. Made over a period of eight years, those that followed were Easy to Wed (1946), Duchess of Idaho (1950) and Easy to Love (1953).Thrill of a Romance was a box office success, becoming the eighth-highest grossing film of 1945. Click to view trailer.


Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly are a great pair that really have a wonderful friendship. Frank Sinatra had no idea how to dance. But for this film, he worked with Gene Kelly for hours to get his routines down, because he was determined to make the movie a success. Click to view movie trailer.

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME
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Duchess of Idaho is a musical romantic comedy produced in 1950 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Directed by Robert Z. Leonard, it was the fourth film pairing Esther Williams and Van Johnson. It was shot mainly on location in Sun Valley, Idaho .Click to view movie trailer.

TEXAS CARNIVAL(1951).

TEXAS CARNIVAL(1951).
Esther Williams is far from the water at the Texas Carnival (1951) in this musical co-starring Red Skelton. Click to watch movie trailer.

TEXAS CARNIVAL(1951).

TEXAS CARNIVAL(1951).
Esther Williams, only production number in a dream sequence in which she floats around in Howard Keel's darkened hotel room, trailing a white veil. Click to view movie clip.

Jupiter's Darling(1955). Musical /romance. Director: George Sidney. Cast: Esther Williams , Howard Keel and Marge Champion. The film features Roman generals Fabius Maximus and Scipio Africanus who appear briefly. Carthaginians Mago Barca and Maharbal also appear. Jupiter's Darling was based on Robert Sherwood's anti-war comedy film The Road to Rome (1927). The film was the last of three films Williams and Keel made together, the other two being Pagan Love Song (1950) and Texas Carnival (1951) .Click picture to view movie trailer.

Jupiter's Darling(1955).

Jupiter's Darling(1955).
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Skirts Ahoy(1952). Romantic/ musical. Director: Sidney Lanfield. Cast: Esther Williams, Joan Evans, Vivian Blaine, Debbie Reynolds and The DeMarco Sisters. Three young ladies sign up for some kind of education at a naval base. Click picture to view movie trailer.

Connie Haines sings: Of All Things.

Connie Haines sings: Of All Things.
Click to watch movie clip, From the movie: THE DUCHESS OF IDAHO (1950).

Connie Haines and Van johnson singing: Let's Choo Choo Choo to Idaho.

Connie Haines and Van johnson singing: Let's Choo Choo Choo to Idaho.
Click to view movie clip. From the movie: THE DUCHESS OF IDAHO (1950).
ESTHER WILLIAMS CO. STARS:

BETTY GARRETT

BETTY GARRETT
Betty Garrett, actress, comedienne, singer, and dancer who began her career in the golden age of movie musicals.

CYD CHARRISE

CYD CHARRISE
After recovering from polio as a child, and studying ballet, Charisse performed in films in the 1940s. Her roles focuses on her talents as a dancer, and she danced with Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly and Ricardo Montalban. Click picture to enter the: Official Cyd Charisse page.

HOWARD KEEL

HOWARD KEEL
Williams and Keel made 3 films together. Click picture to view Howard Keel singing.

JIMMY DURANTE

JIMMY DURANTE
Singer, pianist, comedian and actor. His comic language, jazz-influenced songs, and large nose helped make him one of the most familiar and popular personalities of the 1920s through the 1970s. Click picture to view websight.

RED SKELTON

RED SKELTON
Comedian best known as a top radio and television star from 1937 to 1971. Skelton's show business career began as a circus clown and went on to vaudeville, Broadway, films, radio, TV, night clubs and casinos, all while pursuing another career as a painter. Click picture to enter the: Official Red Skelton web sight.

Ricardo Montalbán

Ricardo Montalbán
A Mexican born American radio, television, theater and film actor. He had a career spanning seven decades (motion pictures from 1943 to 2006).

VAN JOHNSON

VAN JOHNSON
In 1942, he was in a car accident which left him with a metal plate in his head. Ineligible to serve during WWII, he became America's war film hero. Johnson also performed in MGM musicals, opposite June Allyson or Esther Williams. In the 1950s, as middle age set in, he moved on to more serious roles. Click picture to learn info. on Van Johnson.
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