Esther Jane Williams (August 8, 1921 – June 6, 2013) 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, and alongside Mickey Rooney in an Andy Hardy film and 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. More about Esther Williams
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Every year from 1945 to 1949, Williams had at least one film among the 20 highest-grossing films of the year. In 1952, Williams appeared in her only biographical role, as Australian swimming star Annette Kellerman in Million Dollar Mermaid, which went on to become her nickname while she was at MGM. Williams left MGM in 1956 and appeared in a handful of unsuccessful feature films, followed by several extremely popular water-themed network television specials, including one from Cypress Gardens, Florida.In total, we tracked 248 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Esther Williams (ESTHER WILLIAMS signed autographed photo) was sold in April 2021 for $160.00 while the cheapest item (Esther Williams #2 Sketch Card Limited 8/50 Edward Vela Signed) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2022. The month with the most items sold (12) was March 2021 with an average selling price of $8.50 for an autographed item of Esther Williams. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2015 with $160.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $3.00 was September 2023. In average, an autographed item from Esther Williams is worth $16.10.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Esther Williams were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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Autographed Esther Williams Hand Signed Card & Photo | $3.00 | ||
Autographed Esther Williams Hand Signed Card & Photo 8x10 Frame | $8.00 | ||
ESTHER WILLIAMS (+2013) -Actress-Hollywood Walk of Fame - Autograph Trading Card | $9.99 | ||
Esther Williams Hand Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo - Movie Actress | $7.00 | ||
ESTHER WILLIAMS LEGGY VINTAGE MATTE SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PHOTO | $20.50 | ||
ESTHER WILLIAMS signed AUTOGRAPH 9569 | $5.50 | ||
Esther Williams SIGNED photo 8x10 Million Dollar Mermaid movie star signed lot | $12.50 | ||
ESTHER WILLIAMS SIGNED VINTAGE SIGNED CUT WITH PHOTO d. 2013 | $5.51 | ||
Vintage Esther Williams signed 8 X 10 photo autograph | $7.50 | ||
Vintage Signed Photo Young Esther Williams “Million Dollar Mermaid” Photograph | $6.99 |