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Esther Williams

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Esther Jane Williams was an American competitive swimmer and actress. She set regional and national records in her late teens on the Los Angeles Athletic Club swim team. Unable to compete in the 1940 Summer Olympics because of the outbreak of World War II, she joined Billy Rose's Aquacade, where she took on the role vacated by Eleanor Holm after the show's move from New York City to San Francisco. While in the city, she spent five months swimming alongside Olympic gold medal-winner and Tarzan star Johnny Weissmuller. Williams caught the attention of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer scouts at the Aquacade. After appearing in several small roles, then with Mickey Rooney in an Andy Hardy film, and with future five-time co-star Van Johnson in A Guy Named Joe, Williams made a series of films in the 1940s and early 1950s known as "aquamusicals", which featured elaborate performances with synchronised swimming and diving.

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Duffy's TavernEpisode 337Thu Nov 10 1949Duffy's TavernArchie's Song (With Joan Davis And Newlywed Dinah Shore)Tue Dec 14 1943 · 31:00Duffy's TavernEpisode 327Wed Jun 8 1949Duffy's TavernThe Cast Does 'A Christmas Carol'Fri Dec 21 1945 · 30:00Duffy's TavernGuest Oscar LevantWed Apr 2 1941 · 29:00Duffy's TavernGuest - Don AmecheThu Jan 12 1950Duffy's TavernArchie Wants Veronica Lake To Help Promote A New Latin SingerFri Dec 15 1950 · 25:00Duffy's TavernAtomic ResearchFri Dec 21 1951 · 29:00Duffy's TavernIda Wants A Divorce (Poor)Wed Jan 24 1945 · 30:00Duffy's TavernGuest Alan LaddWed Nov 22 1944 · 30:00Duffy's TavernIda LupinoFri Nov 17 1944Duffy's TavernEddie Cantor Marilyn MaxwellWed Jun 13 1945 · 28:00Duffy's TavernGuest Sydney GreenstreetFri Dec 15 1944 · 30:00Duffy's TavernGuest - HildegardeThu Nov 3 1949Duffy's TavernArmy Surplus HelicopterThu Sep 7 1950 · 30:00Duffy's TavernRudy ValleeWed Jun 18 1947Duffy's TavernBert Gordon And Artie Shaw Archie Throws Block PartyFri Mar 30 1951 · 32:00Duffy's TavernEpisode 22Thu Oct 23 1941Duffy's TavernGuest - Benay VenutaWed Jan 1 1947Duffy's TavernGuest - Isobel Randolph and Veola VonnWed Jan 12 1949Duffy's TavernDave Hossinger And Rickie JordanFri Jan 25 1946 · 30:00Duffy's TavernGuest - Ozzie and Harriet NelsonWed Oct 30 1946Command PerformanceKay Kyser Lina Romay Esther WilliamsSun May 5 1946 · 31:00Duffy's TavernGuest Joe E BrownWed Jun 16 1943 · 29:00Duffy's TavernRalph BellamyTue Apr 13 1943Duffy's TavernGuest Barry NelsonThu Sep 21 1950 · 29:00Duffy's TavernGuest - Deems TaylorSat Mar 8 1941Duffy's TavernThe RaffleWed Dec 18 1946 · 29:00Duffy's TavernArchie's NephewFri Oct 26 1945 · 29:00Duffy's TavernHazel ShermetThu Mar 2 1950Duffy's TavernDeems TaylorTue Jan 12 1943 · 32:00Duffy's TavernArchie Cuts Prices To Fight InflationFri Dec 29 1950 · 25:00Duffy's TavernCol StoopnagleTue Mar 9 1943 · 30:00Duffy's TavernArchie's Books Don't BalanceSat Apr 7 1951Duffy's TavernGuest Lawrence TibbettWed May 31 1944 · 30:00Duffy's TavernThe Most Popular Bartender On Third AvenueWed May 18 1949 · 29:00Duffy's TavernGuest Jinx FalkenburgWed Feb 5 1941 · 30:00Duffy's TavernFred AllenTue Jan 4 1944 · 31:00Duffy's TavernEddie Cantor The Fur CoatWed May 2 1945 · 28:00Duffy's TavernRay MillandWed Apr 28 1948Duffy's TavernGuest - Mary MartinTue Dec 8 1942Duffy's TavernIts Latin Night At DuffysFri May 4 1951 · 30:00Duffy's TavernMaria MontezFri Nov 3 1944Duffy's TavernMiracle On Third Avenue (Christmas Show With Jeff Chandler)Wed Dec 22 1948 · 30:00Duffy's TavernMonty WoolleyFri Oct 12 1945Duffy's TavernGuest Adolphe MenjouWed Feb 3 1943 · 28:00Duffy's TavernGuest John BarrymoreWed Feb 26 1941 · 30:00Duffy's TavernEpisode 53Tue May 26 1942Duffy's TavernGuest - Bill RobinsonSat Mar 22 1941Duffy's TavernPierre's Radio ShowFri May 17 1946 · 28:00Duffy's TavernGeorge Jessel Rudy ValleeWed Nov 5 1947 · 31:00Duffy's TavernGuest - Ginny SimmsFri Mar 9 1945Duffy's TavernEd Wynn Narrates Archie's OperaWed May 25 1949 · 30:00Duffy's TavernFred AstaireWed Oct 29 1947Duffy's TavernGuests Ezra Stone, Adelaide MoffatWed Apr 30 1941 · 30:00Duffy's TavernCharles LaughtonFri Dec 8 1944Duffy's TavernGuest - Joe E BrownThu Sep 18 1941Duffy's TavernArchie in Insurance BusinessWed Jan 21 1948Duffy's TavernAnnual Christmas SkitWed Dec 24 1947 · 24:00Duffy's TavernFrank SinatraWed Oct 20 1948