Esther Williams and the Birth of Waterproof Makeup (Make Me Over, Episode 5)
- Podcast Episode
- 2020
- 46m
Esther Williams single-handedly helped popularize the pastime of swimming - first as the star swimmer of the San Francisco production of Billy Rose's Aquacade, and then as the star of Hollyw... Read allEsther Williams single-handedly helped popularize the pastime of swimming - first as the star swimmer of the San Francisco production of Billy Rose's Aquacade, and then as the star of Hollywood films like Bathing Beauties and Million Dollar Mermaid. Williams's stardom - and the n... Read allEsther Williams single-handedly helped popularize the pastime of swimming - first as the star swimmer of the San Francisco production of Billy Rose's Aquacade, and then as the star of Hollywood films like Bathing Beauties and Million Dollar Mermaid. Williams's stardom - and the necessity to maintain her image as a grinning glamour girl, even while submerged underwater... Read all