ESTHER WILLIAMS PASSES

My mom loved her, and she enjoyed being a "Latin wife." As I do! That's why I have a new Latin "husband" every night! EW.COM: After her 1962 marriage to Fernando Lamas, her co-star in Dangerous When Wet, she retired from public life. She explained in a 1984 interview: “A really terrific guy comes along and says, `I wish you’d stay home and be my wife,’ and that’s the most logical thing in the world for a Latin. And I loved being a Latin wife – you get treated very well. There’s a lot of attention in return for that sacrifice.” A VIDEO TRIBUTE: AND COUPLE SPOOFS: CAROL BURNETT: SLIPPERY WHEN WET