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Article: Esther's bold strokes.('swimsuit historian' Esther Williams to be honored by Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and Academy)(Brief Article)
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- WWD
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- February 6, 1997
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NEW YORK -- "The day is really rotten if I don't swim."
So says 67-year-old Esther Williams, who still spends at least 20 minutes a day doing laps.
From the early Forties through the late Fifties, Williams was one of MGM's biggest stars, an actress whose talent on a sound stage or in a swimming pool had her splashing through 26 movies with such titles as "Bathing Beauty," "Dangerous When Wet," "Million Dollar Mermaid" and "Jupiter's Darling."
But now, Williams sees herself as more of a "swimwear historian" than a starlet. Gone are the sparklers from her elaborate movie headgear, but not her showbiz charm.
During an interview here Tuesday, she ...