Hand-tinted publicity image of Kellerman. Annette Kellerman says she never needed a stunt double in any of her films. She also talks about her infamous swim in a pool full of crocodiles on the shoot for the silent feature A Daughter of the Gods (Herbert Brenon, USA, 1916). The Bill Fox she refers to is film’s producer William Fox. Link to interview from 1974, here. | src NFSA
Australian swimmer and actress Annette Kellerman diving upwards in publicity image for «A Daughter of the Gods». Moving Picture World, 17 Nov. 1917. | src internet archive
The original mermaid: Annette Kellerman (hands on hips) in harem-girl costume, standing on stage looking at a crested wading bird. Publicity photo for the three-hour epic A Daughter of the Gods (1916)| src NFSA ~ National Film and Sound Archive of Australia