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In November 1947, it was announced Esther Williams would appear in a film set in Sun Valley, The Duchess of Idaho. Dorothy Cooper and Jerry Davis were assigned the script. [4] Robert Cummings was originally mentioned as a potential male lead [5] but the role went to Van Johnson, who had made three films with Williams before. A film unit left ...
The Big Show is a 1961 DeLuxe Color and CinemaScope drama film directed by James B. Clark, starring Esther Williams and Cliff Robertson.The cast also includes Robert Vaughn, Margia Dean, Nehemiah Persoff and David Nelson, [3] [4] who was best known to audiences of the time for The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet television show.
Vanessa Estelle Williams, sometimes professionally credited as Vanessa E. Williams [1] (born May 12, 1963), [2] is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her roles as Maxine Joseph–Chadway in the Showtime drama series, Soul Food (2000–2004), for which she received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series and as Nino Brown's feisty gun moll, Keisha in the ...
Anson Williams (born 1949) Ashley Williams (born 1978) Barney Williams (1824–1876) Barry Williams (born 1954) Bert Williams (1874–1922) Brad Williams (born 1984) Charlie Williams (1927–2006) Chris Williams (born 1967) Cindy Williams (1947–2023) Gary Anthony Williams (born 1966) Harland Williams (born 1962) Jessica Williams (born 1986 ...
Like all of Esther Williams' other films, On an Island with You was a moneymaker and did well at the box office as one of the most popular films of 1948. It earned $3,191,000 in the US and Canada and $2,091,000 overseas resulting in a profit to MGM of $816,000. [1] [8] Critics, however, recognized both the merits and shortcomings of the ...
Lund played the false love interest in Duchess of Idaho (1950) for MGM; the film featured Esther Williams and Van Johnson in the leads. Brackett gave him another good role in The Mating Season (1951), alongside Gene Tierney, Miriam Hopkins, and Thelma Ritter. He was Joan Fontaine's leading man in Darling, How Could You! (1951). [23]
Individuals who dropped their last name and substituted their middle name as their last name are listed. Those with a one-word stage name are listed in a separate article. In many cases, performers have legally changed their name to their stage name. [1] Note: Many cultures have their own naming customs and systems, some rather intricate.
Mace (wrestler) Brennan Williams (born 1991), American footballer and professional wrestler better known by his ring names Dio Maddin and Mace; Brent Williams (American football) (born 1964), NFL footballer of the 1980s and 1990s; Brent Williams (Australian footballer) (born 1978), Australian rules footballer for Adelaide