What is Esther Williams?
{{Infobox person | name = Esther Williams | image = Esther Williams - portrait.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Williams in 1950 | birthname = Esther Jane Williams | birth_date = {{birth date|1921|8|8|mf=yes}} | birth_place = [[Inglewood, California]], [[United States|US]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2013|6|6|1921|8|8|mf=yes}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], [[United States|US]] | death_cause = | occupation = [[Actress]]<br>[[Swimmer]]<br>[[Model (person)]]<br>[[Businesswoman]] | yearsactive = 1942–1963 | spouse = Leonard Kovner <br><small>(1940–44; divorced)</small> <br>[[Ben Gage]] <br><small>(1945–59; divorced)</small> <br>[[Fernando Lamas]] <br><small>(1969–82; his death)</small> <br>Edward Bell <br><small>(1994–2013; her death)</small> | website = http://www.esther-williams.com}} '''Esther Williams''' (August 8, 1921 – June 6, 2013) was an [[Americans|American]] former [[Swimming|swimmer]] and [[actress]]. She starred in [[movie]]s in her career. She later became a [[business]]woman. ==Early life== She was born in [[Inglewood, California]]. ==Death== Williams died in her sleep on June 6, 2013 in her [[Los Angeles]] home. ==Other websites== {{commons}} *{{imdb|0930565}} * [http://www.esther-williams.com/ Official Esther Williams website] * [http://www.thegoldenyears.org/williams.html ''The Golden Years''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070526045456/http://www.thegoldenyears.org/williams.html |date=2007-05-26 }} * [http://www.estherwilliamspools.com/ Esther Williams Swimming Pools website] * [http://randomshelf.blogspot.com/2007/07/dvd-review-esther-williams-collection.html ''The Shelf: Review of The Esther Williams Collection'', vol. 1] * [http://film.virtual-history.com/person.php?personid=4911 Photographs of Esther Williams] * [http://www.esthersfollies.com/ Vaudeville theater named in honor of Esther Williams] {{us-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Esther}} [[Category:Actors from Inglewood, California]] [[Category:Businesspeople from