{"product_id":"esther-williams-michael-b-druxman-9798425382986","title":"Esther Williams: A One-Woman Play in Two Acts","description":"Esther Williams was \"America's Mermaid\". \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter winning three National swimming championships, she was discovered by an M.G.M. talent scout, signed to a studio contract and made her film debut in an \"Andy Hardy\" movie. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoon, the studio began starring her a in series of expensive, and sometimes dangerous, swimming extravaganzas, such as \u003ci\u003eThrill of a Romance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThis Time for Keeps\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNeptune's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e. These musicals were major box-office hits, and she would become one of the studio's most popular stars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eESTHER WILLIAMS, Michael B. Druxman's one-woman stage play, joins Williams after she has retired from the screen and is contemplating writing her autobiography. She talks about her career, including her challenging relationship with studio head Louis B. Mayer, as well as her difficult marriages, including one to actor Fernando Lamas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael B. Druxman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 842538298X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798425382986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.12d","brand":"Michael B. Druxman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44128363282687,"sku":"9798425382986","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_26b061e0-1c7f-40f7-b0ba-c9f1c82aa023.jpg?v=1687458331","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/esther-williams-michael-b-druxman-9798425382986","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}