Movie star and champion swimmer Esther Williams passed away today at the age of 91. To remember her Hollywood career, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will be airing a 24-hour movie marathon of many of her most famous films from the 1940s and ’50s beginning June 13 at 8pm ET.
Included in the Esther Williams movie marathon, which TCM says will feature 13 titles, are her film debut in Andy Hardy’s Double Life (1942); her first starring vehicle, Bathing Beauty (1944); the colorful musical Neptune’s Daughter (1949); the biopic of swimmer Annette Kellerman, Million Dollar Mermaid (1952); the romantic comedy Easy to Wed (1946); and the Hawaii-set musical Pagan Love Song (1950).
TCM Esther Williams Tribute Movie Marathon Lineup (all times ET):
Thursday, June 13
8pm: Bathing Beauty (1944)
10pm: Neptune’s Daughter (1949)
11:45pm: Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
Friday, June 14
1:45am: Dangerous When Wet (1953)
3:30am: Andy Hardy’s Double Life (1942)
5:15am: Thrill of a Romance (1945)
7:15am: Easy to Wed (1946)
9:15am: The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
11am: Fiesta (1947)
1pm: This Time For Keeps (1947)
3pm: On an Island With You (1948)
5pm: Pagan Love Song (1950)
6:30pm: Texas Carnival (1951)
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Esther Williams in Million Dollar Mermaid: Courtesy of TCM
