Esther Williams' youth was spent as a teenage swimming champion. She eventually was spotted by a MGM talent scout while working in a Los Angeles department store.She made her film debut with MGM in a 1942 Andy Hardy picture called Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942). She became Mickey Rooney's love interest in the movie, and her character was called Sheila Brooks.Following this short movie, stardom was not far away. MGM created a special sub-genre for her known as Aqua Musicals. Her first swimmi ...[Read Story]