ESTHER WILLIAMS, actress
Born: August 8, 1921, Inglewood, Calif.
Father, mother: sign painter, psychologist
By age 16: had won three U.S. national swimming championships
Discovered by: Louis B. Mayer
Feature film debut: ANDY HARDY’S DOUBLE LIFE (1942)
Recommended films: BATHING BEAUTY, A GUY NAMED JOE, NEPTUNE’S DAUGHTER, DANGEROUS WHEN WET, MILLION DOLLAR MERMAID…