https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=189222133 Esther Williams en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Thu, 14 May 2026 20:52:55 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 https://www.npr.org/tags/189222133/esther-williams In the 1940s and '50s she was "America's mermaid" thanks to her starting roles in a series of Hollywood "aqua musicals." Williams was 91. Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:21:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/06/06/189221862/esther-williams-swimmer-turned-movie-star-dies https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/06/06/189221862/esther-williams-swimmer-turned-movie-star-dies In the 1940s and '50s she was "America's mermaid" thanks to her starting roles in a series of Hollywood "aqua musicals." Williams was 91.

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