June 6, 2013 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - Esther Williams, a championship swimmer who appeared in aquatic musicals and who became one of the world's most popular movie stars in the 1940s and '50s has died. PICTURED: Aug. 8, 1956 - ESTHER WILLIAMS Returns to London. Swimming star at London Airport. Photo shows Popular Aqua star Esther Williams - seen on her arrival at London Airport. (Credit Image: © Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com)