Circulating gray market prints are fullscreen and black and white, but MERMAIDS played in theaters in “Aquascope” and Eastman Color. This was directed and shot by John Lamb at breathtaking underwater locations around the world-Mexico, Catalina, Hawaii, Florida, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and Red Seas. MERMAIDS OF TIBURON (1962) - In her most well-known film, Diane stars as the Mermaid Queen. I assume this is in Meyer’s archives, and hope to heaven it will be released someday. THIS IS MY BODY (1959) - Rare Russ Meyer nudie-short, featuring footage of Diane bathing outdoors, which played in theaters with his THE IMMORAL MR. GHOST DIVER (1957) - Diane has a small part as a stuntwoman in this underwater adventure. Sex to her was very ethereal, in the head, very spiritual.” Sullivan notes that, “Today, Diane lives quietly in a California nudist community, declining all offers to cash in on her legend.”
She looked upon this whole thing as being ridiculous. In Steve Sullivan’s book, “Va Va Voom,” Russ Meyer talks about working with her: “She did it for the money.
#Diane webber 60s trial#
Her interest in this unique art seems to have lead to a couple roles-she plays a belly dancing coven member in THE WITCHMAKER, and in THE TRIAL OF BILLY JACK she actually plays the part of a belly dancing instructor. In the 60s, she took up belly dancing and went on to teach classes for many years in the San Fernando Valley. Around this time, she met college senior and budding film technician Joe Webber the two married and soon became active nudists, and Diane became a leading spokesperson for the health and spiritual virtues of the naturalist lifestyle. Her popularity was such that she was one of the few models to grace Playboy’s centerfold twice, in 1955 and again in 1956, both under the name Marguerite Empey, with her second appearance photographed by Russ Meyer. By 1955, she was the nation’s number one figure model. For extra cash, she followed the suggestion of a fellow dancer and began nude modeling on the side. Diane grew up near Hollywood, took ballet lessons in her early teens, and at 18, discouraged that her ballet aspirations would never amount to anything, took a job as a chorus girl in a San Francisco nightclub. De Mille silent, and in 1932, in Los Angeles, the couple gave birth to a daughter, Diane Marguerite Empey. His future wife, as a result of winning a beauty contest, was given a small part in a Cecil B. He also wrote and acted in several other films in the 20s. Her father, Guy Empey, wrote a bestselling book, “Over the Top" (1917), about his frontline experiences in World War I, and acted in the book’s film version the following year. Diane’s parents were no strangers to show business.
Webber has, well, escalated, to say the least. Last month I finally picked up a copy and delved into it, and my interest in Ms. She also graced the cover of Nelson Riddle’s easy listening LP, “Sea of Dreams.” Though I’ve been a fan of hers for many years, I had never read the book “Thy Neighbor’s Wife" (1975), in which author Gay Talese uses Diane as the iconic heartbeat of his bestselling study of sex in America.
#Diane webber 60s series#
Diane Webber appeared in eight cult films, various TV series episodes (Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Peter Gunn), and at least two nudie-cutie loops.
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