Annette Kellermann Annette Kellermann i(A84007 works by) (birth name: Annette Marie Sarah Kellermann) (a.k.a. Annette Marie Sarah Sullivan; Annette Kellerman)
Born: Established: 6 Jul 1886 Marrickville, Marrickville - Camperdown area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 6 Nov 1975 Southport, Southport area, Gold Coast, Queensland,
Gender: Female
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Swimmer, vaudeville performer, actor, lecturer on health, fitness and beauty, and author, Sydney born Annette Kellermann swam as a child to strengthen her weak, bowed legs, later becoming famous in Australia and overseas for her marathon swimming, diving and underwater swimming performances. She is credited with starting what is now known as synchronised swimming. In the early 1900s she was arrested for 'indecent exposure' in Boston for wearing her one-piece bathing suit. Kellermann wrote books on health and exercise including Swimming for Health, Exercise and Pleasure (1906) and Physical Beauty: How to Keep It (1918) and featured in films including Neptune's Daughter, A Daughter of the Gods, and Venus of the South Seas. Esther Williams played Kellerman in the film, Million Dollar Mermaid.

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  • The National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, presented Indecent Exposure, an exhibition of photographs, film, newsreels, movie posters, books, ephemera, and costumes from the life of Annette Kellerman, 21 January - 25 April 2011.

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National Library of Australia (ACT)
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