Swampy’s Sunday Books: ‘Million Dollar Mermaid’ by Esther Williams
The Million Dollar Mermaid by Esther Williams
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Esther Williams biography is a very good guide as to what can happen in a celebrity’s life. From tragic moments in her youth to the ease she entered show business to the difficulties staying there and an adult life with troubles from men, Williams lays out her life. It is all well written and better than most autobiographies.
Though, I did wonder at times if Williams was letting us know the whole story. She admits to mistakes, but also seems to take a too innocent stance involving other instances in her life. I especially felt that when reading about the demise of her marriages.
Involving Florida, she writes about her time making movies at Cypress Gardens and Silver Springs. She wasn’t happy with having to make the films with directors Richard Thorpe and Busby Berkley. She was even less happy with Cypress Gardens owner, Dick Pope, who she calls ‘the little Napoleon”.
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