"What the public expects and what is healthy for an individual are two very different things."
"I always took it for granted that there would be life after Hollywood."
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Esther Williams
Actress
Esther Williams was a celebrated actress and swimmer known for her iconic roles in aquatic musicals during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
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"The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it."
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"I was all in gold sequins for Million Dollar Mermaid, 50 feet in the air"
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"Traveling to swimming meets took me beyond my small-town existence, gave me a hint of the exciting world outside of my own home."
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"Clark Gable was the first to have called me a mermaid."
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"I took my daily swim at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool despite the presence of onlookers"