Movies
Swimming actress Esther Williams--who starred in 26 aquatically-themed films for MGM in the 1940s and ‘50s--is creating a line of bathing suits for a Los Angeles swimwear company.
Sept. 19, 1988
Entertainment & Arts
Lynn Nottage’s involving play about a successful seamstress who seeks a new life has a nice fit.
April 21, 2003
Archives
Esther Williams, a style appreciation
June 7, 2013
Esther Williams, star of MGM ‘aqua musicals,’ dies at 91
June 6, 2013
Williams became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, appearing in swimsuit numbers that capitalized on her beauty and perfect figure.
Obituaries
Esther Williams dies at 91; athletic star of aquatic musicals
The Los Angeles native and swimming champion was coaxed into the movies at MGM, where she starred in a series of popular Technicolor spectaculars in the 1940s and ‘50s.
Esther Williams, a ‘Bathing Beauty’ like no other
Books
Whether Jeff Chandler was a cross-dresser or not is nobody’s business (“Esther Williams Is All Wet, Say Friends of the Late Jeff Chandler,” by Glenn Lovell, Oct. 27).
Oct. 30, 1999
Travel & Experiences
Miami Beach deal: Dive into free night at hotel where Esther Williams swam
Nov. 18, 2010