Esther Williams, R.I.P.

In her musicals, shot sub-aquatic,
It's not news that the plot's idiotic
But when Esther submerges
I'll confess to deep urges
Eyeing views that are spot-on erotic.



Rest in Peace, Esther Williams, August 8, 1921 -- June 6, 2013

From the The New York Times: Ms. Williams spoke of movie stardom as her “consolation prize,” won instead of the Olympic gold medal for which she had yearned. At the national championships in 1939, Ms. Williams, who was 17, won three gold medals and earned a place on the 1940 United States Olympic team. But Hitler invaded Poland, and the 1940 Olympics were canceled with the onset of World War II.

The Faith Wonder of the World

To be tactless, an actor she's not
Faith, in fact, just distracts from the plot
But we'd keep ev'ry frame
Of this sleepy-eyed dame,
Krakatoa-like, active and hot!

Surly Hack and David Cairns

Kenneth Tobey and Donald Curtis fight over a smoldering Faith Domergue in It Came from Beneath the Sea (Robert Gordon; 1955). Wouldn't you?

Seven Second Itch

A study suggests that most men
will think about sex now and then
That ev'ry few seconds
a fantasy beckons
I know, it just happened again

Behind the Date-Ball

Now ladies, look deep in my ball
Its crystalline depths will enthrall
I'm sure you'll surmise
its relative size
implies my prediction's not small.

Actor Warren William peers into his future with several starlets in this still for The Mind Reader (1933). Photo from Starlet Showcase.