Legendary Sydney ‘mermaid’ resurfaces in all her glory - Sydney Morning Herald

The subject of a new production being staged in a Sydney pool, Annette Kellerman was a champion swimmer, star of stage and screen, remorseless self-publicist and gleeful breaker of rules.

Raised in Marrickville, Kellermans 10 Hollywood movies, in which she did all her own stunts, broke box office records, prompting Esther Williamss portrayal of her in 1952 Hollywood biopic Million Dol… [+1690 chars]

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