Esther Williams

**Esther Jane Williams** (8 ga Agusta, 1921 - 6 ga Yuni, 2013) 'yar wasan ninkaya ce kuma 'yar wasan kwaikwayo ta Amurka. Ta kafa tarihi a yankin da kuma ƙasa a ƙungiyar ninkaya ta Los Angeles Athletic Club a lokacin ƙuruciyarta. Ba ta samu damar shiga gasar Olympics ta bazara ta 1940 ba saboda barkewar Yaƙin Duniya na Biyu, ta shiga Aquacade na Billy Rose, inda ta ɗauki matsayin da Eleanor Holm ya bari bayan da aka ƙaura daga birnin New York zuwa San Francisco. Yayin da take cikin birnin, ta yi watanni biyar tana iyo tare da wanda ya lashe lambar zinare ta Olympics kuma tauraron *Tarzan* Johnny Weissmuller .  Williams ya jawo hankalin masu binciken Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer a Aquacade. Bayan ta fito a ƙananan matsayi da dama, tare da Mickey Rooney a wani fim na Andy Hardy da kuma Van Johnson wanda zai yi aiki tare sau biyar a nan gaba a cikin *A Guy Named Joe*, Williams ya yi jerin fina-finai a shekarun 1940 da farkon shekarun 1950 da aka sani da "aquamusicals", wanda ya ƙunshi wasanni masu kyau tare da ninkaya da nutsewa.

Kowace shekara daga 1945 zuwa 1949, Williams tana da aƙalla fim ɗaya daga cikin fina-finai 20 mafi tsada a shekara.      A shekarar 1952, Williams ta fito a matsayinta ta farko a tarihin rayuwarta, a matsayin tauraruwar ninkaya ta Australiya Annette Kellerman a cikin *Million Dollar Mermaid*, wanda ya zama laƙabinta a lokacin da take a MGM.  Williams ta bar MGM a 1956 kuma ta fito a cikin wasu fina-finai da ba su yi nasara ba, sannan kuma ta fito a wasu fina-finai na musamman masu taken ruwa, ciki har da ɗaya daga Cypress Gardens, Florida .

Williams kuma 'yar kasuwa ce mai cin nasara. Kafin ta yi ritaya daga wasan kwaikwayo, ta saka hannun jari a cikin "tsarin sabis, masana'antar kayan ƙarfe, mai ƙera kayan wanka, kadarori daban-daban, da kuma jerin gidan cin abinci mai cin nasara da aka sani da Trails. "  Ta ba da sunanta ga layin tafkin yin iyo, kayan wanka na baya, da bidiyon yin iyo na koyarwa ga yara sannan daga baya ta yi aiki a matsayin mai sharhi don yin iyo a gasar Olympics ta 1984 a Los Angeles.

## Shekarun farko
A cikin 1935 Bula Williams ya gayyaci Buddy McClure mai shekaru 16 ya zauna tare da iyalin. McClure kwanan nan ya rasa mahaifiyarsa, kuma Bula har yanzu tana baƙin ciki game da mutuwar ɗanta Stanton. Esther ta ba da labarin a cikin tarihin rayuwarta cewa wata dare, lokacin da sauran dangin ke ziyartar dangi a Alhambra, McClure ya yi mata fyade. Ta firgita ta gaya wa kowa game da lamarin kuma ta jira shekaru biyu kafin a ƙarshe ta bayyana gaskiyar ga iyayenta. Bula ya yi kama da rashin tabbas game da labarin Esther, yana mai da'awar McClure yana da "mai hankali", kuma daga baya ya ji tausayi a gare shi lokacin da ya yarda da laifinsa. Koyaya, Bula ta kore shi daga gidanta. McClure ya shiga rundunar tsaron bakin teku ta Amurka, kuma Williams bai sake ganinsa ba.

## Ayyuka

### Yin iyo na gasa

Williams tana da sha'kwai yin iyo a lokacin ƙuruciyarta. Babbar 'yar uwarta Maurine ta kai ta Manhattan Beach da kuma tafkin yankin. Esther ta dauki aiki ta ƙididdigar tawul a tafkin don biyan kuɗin shiga na biyar, kuma yayin da take can, tana da darussan yin iyo daga masu tsaron rai maza. Daga gare su ta koyi "maza kawai" yin iyo, gami da malam buɗe ido, wanda daga baya za ta karya rikodin.

Kungiyar ta ta kafa rikodin don sakewa na 300-yadi a Los Angeles Athletic Club a 1939  kuma ita ce ta kasa AAU a cikin mita 100 freestyle, tare da rikodin rikodin minti 1 9.0 seconds.  Lokacin da yake da shekaru 16 Williams ya lashe gasar zakarun Amurka sau uku a wasan nono da kuma yin iyo.

Williams ta kammala karatu daga Washington High School (wanda yanzu ake kira Washington Preparatory High School) a Los Angeles a 1939, inda ta yi aiki a matsayin mataimakin shugaban aji kuma daga baya shugaban kasa. Koyaya, Williams bai taɓa horar da yin iyo ba yayin da yake can.

A lokacin da ta fi girma Williams ta sami D a cikin karatun algebra, wanda ya hana ta samun tallafin karatu a Jami'ar Kudancin California .  Ta shiga Kwalejin Birnin Los Angeles don sake komawa darasi. A cikin 1939 Williams ya nuna sha'awar neman digiri a ilimin jiki don koyar da shi wata rana. Don samun kuɗi don karatun, Williams ta yi aiki a matsayin yarinya a kantin sayar da kayayyaki na I. Magnin, inda ta kuma tsara tufafi ga abokan ciniki kuma ta bayyana a cikin tallace-tallace na jarida.

A lokacin da Williams ke aiki a I. Magnin, mataimakin Billy Rose ya tuntube ta kuma ya nemi ta yi gwaji a matsayin madadin Eleanor Holm a cikin shirinsa na Aquacade . Williams ya burge Rose kuma ta sami rawar.   Aquacade wani ɓangare ne na bikin baje kolin duniya na Golden Gate, kuma Williams ta haɗu da ɗan wasan ninkaya na Olympics kuma tauraron *Tarzan* Johnny Weissmuller,  wanda, a cewar tarihin rayuwar Williams, ya yi ƙoƙarin yin lalata da ita akai-akai. Duk da haka, ta ci gaba da kasancewa tare da shirin har sai da aka rufe shi a ranar 29 ga Satumba, 1940.  Williams ta yi shirin shiga gasar Olympics ta bazara ta 1940, wanda aka soke saboda barkewar Yaƙin Duniya na Biyu. Wani lokaci a tsakiyar zuwa ƙarshen shekarun 1950, NBC ta gina babban ɗakin studio tare da babban wurin ninkaya a Avenue M tsakanin E 14th da E 15th St. a Brooklyn, New York. &#x5B; ** &#x5D; Manufar ita ce, a cewar jita-jitar gida, cewa Esther Williams za ta yi wani shiri daga ɗakin studio. Bai taɓa faruwa ba. Ginin ya kasance babu kowa har zuwa 1959/1960, lokacin da aka kawo "Steve Allen Show" zuwa ɗakin studio kuma aka nuna shi kai tsaye a daren Lahadi. 

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