ESTHER WILLIAMS – EASY TO LOVE, 1953

Esther Williams will always be regarded as the superstar athlete who elevated swimming to an art form. The Australian aquatic sensation Annette Kellerman is the inspiration for her most well-known 1952 film, “Million Dollar Mermaid.” The movie represents William’s ultimate exhibition of her phenomenal swimming abilities.

The hit movie “Easy to Love” is a technicolor musical masterpiece that was directed by Charles Walters and starred Tony Martin and Van Johnson. The film will forever be remembered as William’s final water-based movie set, where the pool is designed in the shape of the State of Florida. The “Bathing Beauty” actress looked gorgeous in her retro white suit holding a water ski.