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‘Million Dollar Mermaid’ Star Esther Williams’ Son Reveals Her Greatest Strength: ‘She Never Gave Up’
Million Dollar Mermaid star Esther Williams' son Ben Gage said his mom's 'indomitable nature' was her greatest strength in an exclusive interview with Closer.
Eric Carpenter/John Kobal Foundation/Getty ImagesTwo years later, Esther became a sensation in Bathing Beauty, a musical whose finale featured water ballet around fountains, fire and turquoise pools. “I adlibbed all my own underwater movements.” Seeing the potential, the studio built a state-of-the art $250,000 pool, which became the setting for a score of Esther’s other big budget aquatic musicals. During the making of 1952’s Million Dollar Mermaid, the heavy gold crown she wore during a swan dive off a 50-foot platform snapped her head back as she hit the water.
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