Chapter 8, “Spectacle,” follows the 1939 discovery and triumphs of the actor-swimmer Esther Williams ... Her movies made, of ...

The story of Esther Williams is that of an improbable encounter. That of the glamorous Hollywood of the 1940s with a swimming champion. A meeting that gave birth to the most kitsch and flamboyant ...

“My God, I wish I could meet her,” thought Esther Williams ... then Williams asked how Kellerman felt about her playing her life. “I wish you were Australian,” Kellerman answered. “I’m the only ...