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(CNN) -- Esther Williams, whose success as a competitive swimmer propelled her to stardom on the silver screen in the 1940s and 1950s, died Thursday in California, her spokesman said Thursday.

She was 91.

Williams, who grew up in Southern California and was a U.S. swimming champion in freestyle and the breaststroke by her late teens, turned to acting after World War II canceled the 1940 Olympic Games, which she'd hoped to compete in, her official website says.

After an audition, she starred opposite Olympian and film star Johnny Weismuller in the "San Francisco Aquacade Review," a
"Broadway musical in swimsuits," her biography reads.

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Photos: People we lost in 2013MGM then signed her, and she made her movie debut alongside Mickey Rooney in the 1942 film "Andy Hardy's Double Life." She went on to appear in more than 20 films through the 1950s, including "Bathing Beauty," "Neptune's Daughter," and "Million Dollar Mermaid," taking many roles that featured her as a swimmer.

She was a 1966 honoree of the Florida-based International Swimming Hall of Fame.

"Her movie career played a major role in the promotion of swimming, making it attractive to the public, contributing to the growth of the sport as a public recreation for health, exercise, water safety -- and just plain fun," her biography on the hall of fame website reads.

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Part of complete coverage on People we lost in 2013Photos: People we lost in 2013 June 6, 2013 -- Updated 1819 GMT (0219 HKT)

Click through our gallery to remember those we lost this year.Esther Williams, star of film and swimmingJune 6, 2013 -- Updated 2212 GMT (0612 HKT)

Esther Williams, whose success as a competitive swimmer propelled her to stardom on the silver screen in the 1940s and 1950s, has died at age 91.NFL player 'Deacon' JonesJune 4, 2013 -- Updated 1622 GMT (0022 HKT)

There aren't many NFL players who influenced the game like David "Deacon" Jones. Sen. Frank LautenbergJune 4, 2013 -- Updated 1423 GMT (2223 HKT)

Frank Lautenberg, a New Jersey Democrat associated with major legislative achievements over five terms in the U.S. Senate and the chamber's last surviving World War II veteran, died of viral pneumonia.Actress Jean StapletonJune 3, 2013 -- Updated 1608 GMT (0008 HKT)

Actress Jean Stapleton, best known for her role as Archie Bunker's wife in the groundbreaking 1970s sitcom "All in the Family," has died.Ed Shaughnessy, drummer for "The Tonight Show" May 27, 2013 -- Updated 1409 GMT (2209 HKT)

Ed Shaughnessy, the longtime drummer for "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson," has died at age 84.The Doors' Ray ManzarekMay 21, 2013 -- Updated 1914 GMT (0314 HKT)

The Doors' founding keyboardist, Ray Manzarek, died in Germany after a long fight with cancer at age 74. Retired NASCAR driver Dick TrickleMay 17, 2013 -- Updated 1226 GMT (2026 HKT)

Richard "Dick" Trickle -- who parlayed a legendary reputation as a short-track driver into a full-time career on stock car racing's biggest stages in the 1990s -- died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.TV pioneer, famed psychologist Joyce BrothersMay 14, 2013 -- Updated 1326 GMT (2126 HKT)

Joyce Brothers, who pioneered the television advice show and was called the mother of media psychology, has died at age 85.Jeanne Cooper, 'Young and the Restless'May 9, 2013 -- Updated 1106 GMT (1906 HKT)

Jeanne Cooper, who played Katherine Chancellor, the "Dame of Genoa City," on "The Young and the Restless," has died at age 84.Special effects pioneer Ray HarryhausenMay 8, 2013 -- Updated 1317 GMT (2117 HKT)

Ray Harryhausen, the stop-motion animation and special-effects master whose work influenced such directors as Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson and George Lucas, has died.Slayer guitarist Jeff HannemanMay 3, 2013 -- Updated 0102 GMT (0902 HKT)

Grammy-winning guitarist Jeff Hanneman, a founding member of the heavy metal band Slayer, died of liver failure.Country music legend George JonesApril 29, 2013 -- Updated 1555 GMT (2355 HKT)

George Jones, whose graceful, evocative voice gave depth to some of the greatest songs in country music, has died.'Mickey Mouse Club' original Annette FunicelloApril 9, 2013 -- Updated 1514 GMT (2314 HKT)

Annette Funicello, one of the best-known members of the original 1950s "Mickey Mouse Club" and a star of numerous 1960s "beach party" films, has died at age 70.

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