For 70 Years, Allied Navies Fought Over This Old Photo Of Esther Williams

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For 70 Years, Allied Navies Fought Over This Old Photo Of Esther Williams

February 07, 2020
Karen Given


(Courtesy Australia's Department of Defence)

Like every good romantic comedy, this story begins with a classic Hollywood “meet cute.”

Edward Bell was producing promotional events for the 1984 Olympics.

One day he got a call from McDonald’s wondering if he could find a celebrity from the sport of swimming.

"I said, 'Well. There's Buster Crabbe,' " Edward says.

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1. This comment is an extension of the reference to Buster Crabbe: He once owned a house in

a private development in AZ and we lived across the street. After his house sold we took a tour inside and on the floor of the shower he had tiles shaped like a crab. His signature moment, I guess.

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2. Thank you.

Those are the little details that help make a story interesting, especially when told by someone with personal experience.