Esther Williams dies; Swimming champion turned actress was 91

[Cincinnatus]

Her movies were complete popcorn for the brain but she always seemed like a very nice lady. RIP, Esther.

Esther Williams, the swimming champion turned actress who starred in glittering and aquatic Technicolor musicals of the 1940s and 1950s, has died. She was 91.

Williams's died early Thursday in her sleep, according to her longtime publicist Harlan Boll.

Following in the footsteps of Sonja Henie, who went from skating champion to movie star, Williams became one of Hollywood's biggest moneymakers, appearing in spectacular swimsuit numbers that capitalized on her wholesome beauty and perfect figure.

Such films as "Easy to Wed," ''Neptune's Daughter" and "Dangerous When Wet" followed the same formula: romance, music, a bit of comedy and a flimsy plot that provided excuses to get Esther into the water...

After her 1962 marriage to Fernando Lamas, her co-star in "Dangerous When Wet," she retired from public life...

A neat quote from Mrs Lamas: I had a movie career with all the glamor that goes with it. That was ego-fulfilling, but it was like the meringue on the pie. My marriage with Fernando — that was the filling, that was the apple in the pie."

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/06/06/esther-williams-dies-swimming-champion-turned-actress-was-1/

[DCPatriot]

Didn't know she was STILL alive......