Victor Mature was a big man; he had a great swagger. I liked him and I knew we'd be good together on screen.

By the time I got home at night, my eyes were so chlorinated I saw rings around every light.

Clark Gable was the first to have called me a mermaid.

Traveling to swimming meets took me beyond my small-town existence, gave me a hint of the exciting world outside of my own home.

There was a policy at Hughes against drinking at lunch, but the men ignored it

It appeared as if I had invited the audience into the water with me, and it conveyed the sensation that being in there was absolutely delicious

What the public expects and what is healthy for an individual are two very different things.