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5 unusual facts about Annette Kellerman


Bessie Barriscale

In The Woman Michael Married (1919) she was featured in a movie adapted from a novel by Annette Kellerman.

Homer Scott

Scott freelanced for several years, and in 1920 filmed noted underwater scenes in Annette Kellerman's What Women Love (1920) and Maurice Tourneur's Deep Waters (1920).

Indecent exposure in the United States

In 1907, Annette Kellerman, an Australian swimmer, was arrested on a Boston beach for public indecency for wearing her trademark one-piece swimsuit.

Katherine Whitney Curtis

While historical figures such as Esther Williams and Annette Kellerman are recognized for similar contributions, important historical details regarding the origin of the word "Synchronized Swimming", its reference to the Olympic sport and the technical structure of that sport are all credited to Curtis.

Venus of the South Seas

Venus of the South Seas (1924), also known as Venus of the Southern Seas, is a silent feature film starring swimmer Annette Kellerman and one of the last films made in the Prizmacolor process.


MermaidFX

MermaidFX also produces a line of mermaid home videos including The Weeki Wachee Springs Archives and is the distributor of selected Annette Kellerman films.


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