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Esther Williams, a 'Bathing Beauty' like no other
Even her dog could swim. That's one of my favorite memories from interviewing swimmer-turned-movie-star Esther Williams at her house in Beverly Hills in 1984. Williams, who died Thursday morning at the age of 91, was delightful talking about her...Tags: Van Johnson, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., Television Industry, Movies, Music Theater
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Esther Williams dies at 91; athletic star of aquatic musicals
The water, Esther Williams once quipped, was her favorite costar. With her beauty, sunny personality and background as a champion swimmer, Williams shot to stardom in the 1940s in the "aqua musical," an odd sub-genre of films that became an enormous hit...Tags: Foreign Exchange Market, Cypress Gardens, Summer Olympics, Movies, MGM Inc.
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The water was fine when Esther Williams was in it
How do you explain Esther Williams to younger moviegoers with no working knowledge of her stardom? She came, she swam, she conquered. The 1940s and 1950s popular culture was, and is, unthinkable without her. And that smile looked just as starry on...Tags: Stranger Than Fiction, Sports, Donald O'Connor, Movies, Esther Williams
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Sarah Jessica Parker launching shoe collection with Blahnik exec
Sarah Jessica Parker, who brought the shoe-loving Carrie Bradshaw to life on "Sex and the City," is reverting to type: She is launching a shoe collection in collaboration with George Malkemus, longtime head of Manolo Blahnik. “In a silly way, I...
Tags: Sarah Jessica Parker, Fashion Trends, Sports, One Direction (music group), Esther Williams
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Local swimming streams, floating rivers remain open after testing high for E. Coli bacteria
selzie@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- High bacteria levels have been found in nearby lakes and swimming streams. Health officials say swimming there is at your own risk. It's mainly because local lakes and streams you won't find any warning signs that there are high...Tags: Symptoms, E. coli Infection, Sports, Viral Diseases and Infections, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Changes from Sandy may cause more rip currents
SURF CITY, N.J. — Yet another lasting effect of Hurricane Sandy could be more dangerous swimming conditions along parts of the New Jersey shore as rip currents could be stronger due to beach changes. But more eyes also could be keeping tabs on...Tags: Sports, National Weather Service, Windsurfing, Science and Technology, Weather Warnings
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No place like Swimming Hall of Fame
I think your description of the International Swimming Hall of Fame is, well, all wet. As I wrote in my bestselling book SWIM: Why We Love the Water, it is simply the best collection of swimming memorabilia in the country, a valuable resource for...Tags: Robin Williams, Sports, Michael Phelps, International Swimming Hall of Fame
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How fast they grow up
It's been a lifetime dream of my sister. Ever since we were little she carried around baby dolls, pushed them in baby doll strollers and took good care of them. She always wanted to be a mother. Finally she became a mother to her real life baby doll....Tags: Toy Industry, Sports
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Esther Williams, Hall of Fame swimmer and movie star, dies at 91
Esther Williams, star of 1940s and 1950s "aqua-musicals" and an inaugural member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, died Thursday at age 91 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Williams appeared in Fort Lauderdale along with Johnny...
Tags: Richard Nixon, Tarzan (movie), Sports, Tom Mix, International Swimming Hall of Fame
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Parkland's athletic award winners for the 2012-13 school year
Groller's CornerSome schools send a list of their athletic award winners and some don't. I would be happy to post the award winners from other schools if you care to send. Parkland sent theirs from their banquet last night. It was an impressive year for the Trojans... -
App helps with safety along Great Lakes
As swimming season begins in the Great Lakes, the Great Lakes Commission has released new tools to help ensure that people's time spent at the beach, hitting the waves and cruising the waters, is safe and fun. To help protect swimmers from dangerous...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Sports, National Weather Service, Lakes and Ponds, Beaches
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Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi buy Montecito mansion
Talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, actress Portia de Rossi, have bought a 13-acre estate in Montecito that had been listed at $26.5 million. The purchase price has not yet appeared in the public record. The restored Tuscan-style villa and...
Tags: The Middle (tv program), Lindsay Lohan, Portia de Rossi, Cheers (tv program), Ali Landry
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