ESTHER WILLIAMS MOVIE STAR CARD- FROM A 1960'S SET--2 DIFF CARDS

Description

MOVIE STAR
CARDS
1942 TO 1983 ESTHER WILLIAMS
2 MOVIE STAR CARDS
This is a  original card that were issued in the 1960's. Plus a playing card.
The front of each card shows a real black and white photograph of a famous film star ESTHER WILLIAMS, while the back of each card is blank
.
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.
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
.
Williams was also a successful businesswoman. Before retiring from acting, she invested in a "service station, a metal products plant, a manufacturer of bathing suits, various properties and a successful restaurant chain known as Trails."
[8]
She lent her name to a line of swimming pools, retro
swimwear
, and instructional swimming videos for children, and served as a commentator for
synchronized swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles.
The size of the card is approx. 2 3/4" x 4" and 2 1/4" X 3 1/4"  inches.
The card offered here was actually from a 1960's set!
Included in this lot is:
ESTHER WILLIAMS
CONDITION: (see scan)
MOSTLY NEAR MINT
.
POSTAGE:
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