Esther Williams as Annette Kellerman in Million Dollar Mermaid, a biopic directed by Mervyn LeRoy of Australian swimming champ and entertainer Annette Kellerman, 1952
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Film still from the 1960 movie directed by Michelangelo Antonioni L’Avventura starring Monica Vitti / via mudwerks
Shelley Fabares in the musical comedy ‘Girl Happy’ (directed by Boris Sagal, MGM, 1965). Elvis Presley (starring the film with Shelley Fabares) sings ‘Yes, she is evil’ in the film.
Dorothy Gish and Lillian Gish in the silent motion picture Orphans of the Storm
directed by
D.W. Griffith, 1921
Depending on source this is a Showgirl costume for an early Paramount
Picture- some say the costume was most likely designed by Travis Banton
or Howard Greer
/ Other sources described this as Ziegfeld Follies Showgirl with Pearls
necklace and feathers’ headgear. Whatever the case her headdress is
awesome. ca. 1920′s
Depending on source this is a Showgirl costume for an early Paramount Picture- some say the costume was most likely designed by Travis Banton or Howard Greer
/ Other sources described this as Ziegfeld Follies Showgirl with pearls
necklace and feathers’ headgear. Whatever the case her headdress is awesome (as she is). ca. 1920′s
Film Still from 1918 silent film starring Australian swimmer Annette Kellerman in Queen of the Sea. original source: eBay / via
Frame or promotional still from 1918 Fox Film Queen of the Sea.
Annette Kellerman, in mermaid costume, in role of Merrilla, the Queen of the Sea, with unidentified actor. | src wikimedia commons
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