Esther Williams, 1921-2013

CNN Obituary

Williams was originally a champion swimmer who took up acting when World War II canceled the 1940 Olympics, and wound up making a series of musicals at MGM with aquacade spectacles to accommodate Williams' swimming talent.

Here she is swimming with Tom and Jerry:



Or, as Fanny Brice said about her, "Wet, she's a star. Dry, she ain't."