Gianni Ferrari/Cover/Getty Images Esther Williams, a 'Bathing Beauty' — Williams attends Tony Martin's 90th birthday party at the Friars Club in Beverly Hills on December 7, 2003.

Esther Williams is shown in 2002 in the backyard of her Beverly Hills home. ... (Stephen Shugerman / Getty Images) By Claudia Luther . June 6, 2013 12:12 PM PT . Share via Close extra sharing options.

American movie star Esther Williams poses with a board as she is going to compete the 'Ironing board derby' between Catalina island and the Californian coast 25 August 1947. (AFP/Getty Images) LOS ...

(Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) The Prize, The Face And The Voice. ... Esther Williams (far right) the her teammates after setting a new 400-meter relay record in 1939.

Million Dollar Mermaid was the 1952 blockbuster that cemented swimmer and aqua-musical star Esther Williams as a Hollywood luminary. ... By Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Film Favorites/Getty Images.

Credit: Getty Images, Rotten Tomatoes, Gracenote Media Services /11. Top Stories. 10 Actors Who Held Their Breath Underwater for an Absurdly Long Time. ... Esther Williams (Million Dollar Mermaid, ...