"<a href=""http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/06/us/obit-esther-williams/index.html"">Esther Williams</a>, whose success as a competitive swimmer propelled her to Hollywood stardom during the 1940s and 1950s, died Thursday, June 6, in California, according to her spokesman. MGM created a special genre of ""aqua musicals"" starring Williams, including 1944's ""Bathing Beauty."""
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