You don’t know Esther Williams
Williams starred in midcentury movies featuring her water dancing and synchronized swimming. She presented an image of delicate, wholesome femininity.
In reality she was a tough athlete, who used her body as fiercely as any Hollywood stuntman and fended off sexual harassment from studio moguls and co-stars.
She had four unhappy marriages, dropped acid, and made a comeback when she was in her 60s.