Esther Williams dies at 91
Esther Williams, whose experiences as a young swimming champion led to a career of Hollywood ``aqua-musicals'' designed just for her, died on Thursday in Beverly Hills, California, at the age of 91, her spokesman said.
Essie Mae Washington-Williams, who was at the center of a media frenzy in 2003 after revealing she was Sen. Strom Thurmond's secret Black daughter, has died of natural causes at the age of 87 in Whiterock, South Carolina, on Feb. 4.