The swimmer-turned-movie star Esther Williams, who died today at the age of 91, became famous for taking her swimming skills to the big screen in technicolor spectacles from the 1940s and ’50s. Below are clips and trailers from some of her memorable films.
A Scene From ‘Bathing Beauty’ (1944)
A Trailer for ‘Thrill of a Romance’ (1945)
A Trailer for ‘Easy to Wed’ (1946)
A Trailer for ‘This Time for Keeps’ (1947)
A Scene From ‘Neptune’s Daughter’ (1949)
A Scene From ‘Duchess of Idaho’ (1950)
A Trailer for ‘Million Dollar Mermaid’ (1952)
A Scene From ‘Easy to Love’ (1953)
A Scene From ‘Jupiter’s Darling’ (1955)
