Sunday, February 23, 2020
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.