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Life magazine ran a page featu...

Life magazine ran a page featuring me and three other girls that was clearly the precursor of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues

Esther Williams 135 quotes

I took my daily swim at the Be...

I took my daily swim at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool despite the presence of onlookers

Esther Williams 135 quotes

There was a policy at Hughes a...

There was a policy at Hughes against drinking at lunch, but the men ignored it

Esther Williams 135 quotes

It appeared as if I had invite...

It appeared as if I had invited the audience into the water with me, and it conveyed the sensation that being in there was absolutely delicious

Esther Williams 135 quotes

I gave my eardrums to MGM. And...

I gave my eardrums to MGM. And it's true: I really did.

Esther Williams 135 quotes

The MGM stars all autographed ...

The MGM stars all autographed my swimsuit with me in it.

Esther Williams 135 quotes

Joan Crawford, feeding off the...

Joan Crawford, feeding off the adoration of sycophants... begging an imaginary public not to abandon her, is just one of many stars who became almost pathologically unable to deal with growing older.

Esther Williams 135 quotes

They did a spectacular number ...

They did a spectacular number at the end, in which they had a 90 x 90 swimming pool, 25 feet deep, with Xavier Cugat at one end and Harry James at the other, and 350 dancing and swimming girls.

Esther Williams 135 quotes

My personal life had become as...

My personal life had become as different as it could be from my All-American screen image.

Esther Williams 135 quotes

Notwithstanding the moron who ...

Notwithstanding the moron who built the black coffin underwater set on Texas Carnival, over the years we'd assembled a team who had learned how to make swimming movies.

Esther Williams 135 quotes

Jeff Chandler was standing in ...

Jeff Chandler was standing in the middle of the bedroom in a red wig, a flowered chiffon dress, expensive high-heeled shoes, and lots of makeup.

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I'd never been interested in d...

I'd never been interested in drama-I'd written and directed little plays in high school, but I never wanted to be in them.

Esther Williams 135 quotes

Joan Crawford tut-tutted that ...

Joan Crawford tut-tutted that Marilyn was the embarrassment of the evening. Marilyn fired back by having her picture taken in nothing but a burlap sack.

Esther Williams 135 quotes

I felt a powerful attraction t...

I felt a powerful attraction to Victor Mature. I was married, but all the passion and most of the love in that marriage were gone, or going.

Esther Williams 135 quotes

I designed my own costume, all...

I designed my own costume, all in red, for my London appearance at Wembly Arena for the Aqua Spectacular.

Esther Williams 135 quotes

I began lolling underwater, ro...

I began lolling underwater, rolling over and over very languidly in that pretty little suit... It was as if I were at home. And of course I was-I genuinely loved swimming and being underwater.

Esther Williams 135 quotes

I had never water-skied before...

I had never water-skied before. And I didn't know at the meeting that I was pregnant for the fourth time in my movie career. Why did I do the movies when I was pregnant? I realize now that I did them because there was nobody to replace me.

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It's a funny thing about being...

It's a funny thing about being born without any money-it never becomes the end-all, be-all of your life.

Esther Williams 135 quotes

My first event was the 100-met...

My first event was the 100-meter freestyle, the top event of the meet, competing against the best in the nation, over 100 swimmers.

Esther Williams 135 quotes

I had a job in a very posh dep...

I had a job in a very posh department store in Beverly Hills called I. Magnin, and it was just a little distance away from a famous hotel called the Ambassador.

Esther Williams 135 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

Десять кинозвезд, которые отлично поют

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

Мэрилин Монро, Ким Кардашьян и другие

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Неузнаваемая Ким Кардашьян в объективе фотографа Маркуса Клинко, 2009 год. Памела Андерсон в самой первой съёмке для журнала «Playboy», 1990. На фото голливудская актриса Dorothy Lamour и шимпанзе Джи...

Что стало с детьми-звездами: Рэдклифф и компания спустя годы

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

Жизнь за границей: как изменились судьбы 7 уехавших телеведущих

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

Кира Найтли, Деми Мур и другие

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....