Autographs of Esther Williams
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, then with Mickey Rooney in an Andy Hardy film, and with 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 twenty 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." She lent her name to a line of swimming pools, retro swimwear, and instructional swimming videos for children and then later served as a commentator for synchronized swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
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Current items with a signature of Esther Williams
These are the most current items with a signature of Esther Williams that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
Traded items with a signature of Esther Williams
The most expensive item with a signature of Esther Williams (Esther Williams signed programme 'Aqua Spectacle of 1956'. V Rare. AFTAL COA) was sold in April 2024 for £110.00 while the cheapest item (ESTHER WILLIAMS -commercially produced signed photo) found a new owner for £0.99 in October 2020. The month with the most items sold (5) was November 2023 with an average selling price of £13.01 for an autographed item of Esther Williams. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2025 with £75.17 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £2.70 was September 2025. In average, an autographed item from Esther Williams is worth £32.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Esther Williams were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Esther Williams SIGNED Autobio 50s Film Actress MGM Million $ Mermaid Pics HCDJ | £58.02 |  |
| Esther Williams SIGNED Autobio 50s Film Actress MGM Million $ Mermaid Pics HCDJ | £58.02 | |
 | Esther Williams SIGNED Autobio 50s Film Actress MGM Million $ Mermaid Pics HCDJ | £57.84 | |
| Esther Williams SIGNED Autobio 50s Film Actress MGM Million $ Mermaid Pics HCDJ | £57.84 | |
| Esther Williams SIGNED Autobio 50s Film Actress MGM Million $ Mermaid Pics HCDJ | £58.63 | |
| Esther Williams • RPPC printed autograph. circa.1950s | £2.07 | |
| Esther Williams • RPPC printed autograph. circa.1950s | £2.07 | |
 | I SMELL ESTHER WILLIAMS first paperback 2nd printing SIGNED BY MARK LEYNER | £74.17 | |
| I SMELL ESTHER WILLIAMS first paperback 2nd printing SIGNED BY MARK LEYNER | £74.17 | |
| Mark Leyner Book Lot (4) - 3 SIGNED I SMELL ESTHER WILLIAMS Gastroenterologist | £37.55 | |
| Mark Leyner Book Lot (4) - 3 SIGNED I SMELL ESTHER WILLIAMS Gastroenterologist | £37.55 | |
| The Million Dollar Mermaid by Esther Williams HB DJ SIGNED 1999 | £49.95 | |
| The Million Dollar Mermaid by Esther Williams HB DJ SIGNED 1999 | £49.95 | |
| THE MILLION DOLLAR MERMAID BY ESTHER WILLIAMS~HAND SIGNED | £75.17 | |
| THE MILLION DOLLAR MERMAID BY ESTHER WILLIAMS~HAND SIGNED | £75.17 | |
