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<\/a>I told her how, when I was little, my parents would get me to take baths by letting me be \u201cEsther Williams\u201d in the tub! (I had a love of old movies even back then. And color ones were just a marvel!)<\/p>\nI also re-counted the story of how, when Mr. X and I had recently been living in Toronto while he starred in a musical there, and the people we contracted with for a condo for the summer had neglected to put in any furniture, thus stressing him to the max, I entertained him by putting on a one-piece suit (that I even owned one is a miracle,) and splashed around in the tub when he’d get home, reprising my \u201cEsther Williams\u201d routine for him, using a shiny belt as one of her fancy hair adornments! (A girl’s gotta improvise occasionally.)<\/p>\n
She loved it, and offered to give me one of\u00a0her\u00a0old swimming headdresses the next time she saw me, which we both expected to be soon, since we were now both part of the same social group.<\/p>\n
But, alas, Fernando got sick and passed away soon after, and I never saw her again.<\/p>\n
Several years later, I had my chance again when I was invited to the L.A. party for her autobiography being published, but I was in New York at the time, so therefore couldn’t make it. \u00a0I’m still<\/em> upset about missing it!<\/p>\nI always thought I’d see her again; sadly, I never did. But my memories of\u00a0Esther Williams, both in life and in film, will always be warm ones.<\/p>\n
She lived a full life, and one can only hope, a happy one. At least as happy as she made us, her admiring public.<\/p>\n
RIP, Esther. I just hope that there’s a pool in heaven worthy of your spectacular-ness!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ESTHER WILLIAMS I’m really sad about the death of ’40s and ’50s film icon, and champion swimmer, Esther Williams, yesterday. I knew Esther way back in the day, when I was just starting my\u00a0career. \u00a0My first acting\u00a0gig\u00a0was directed by her husband, Fernando Lamas, whom I adored. \u00a0But I was much more excited to meet\u00a0Esther!<\/p>\n
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<\/a>I told her how, when I was little, my parents would get me to take baths by letting me be \u201cEsther Williams\u201d in the tub! (I had a love of old movies even back then. And color ones were just a marvel!)<\/p>\n