Save the International Cryptozoology Museum. “Peter Gunn” playing “Midge” in episode: “Scuba” (episode # 1.21) 16 February 1959.įor more on Mermaids, Mermen, and Merbeings at Cryptomundo, see here.īoing Boing’s David Pescovitz posts that about this obit, and adds his own link to a YouTube screening of Mermaids of Tiburon. “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” playing “The Other Woman” in episode: “The Pearl Necklace” (episode # 6.29) “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea” playing “Mermaid” in episode: “The Mermaid” (episode # 3.19) 29 January 1967 Webber died on August 19, 2008, in Los Angeles at the age of 76. Her classic beauty was quite apparent and tasteful. She later took an interest in nudism, appearing in numerous nudist magazines. Marguerite Empey worked as a chorus girl and took formal ballet training. Under the name Marguerite Empey she was Playboy magazine’s “Playmate of the Month” in May 1955 and in February 1956, the latter of which, according to Wikipedia, “includes an underwater photo which clearly shows her pubic hair - a Playboy first.” The photos for her 1956 appearance were taken by campy softcore director Russ Meyer. Webber was born on July 27, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Marguerite (née Andrus) and screen writer Arthur Guy Empey. Webber was an American model and actress since the late 1950s, she symbolized what a real mermaid would look like. Marguerite Diane Empey, also known as Diane Webber, passed away recently. Famed model Diane Webber, whose image influenced a pre-Disney generation of Mermaid admirers, has died.

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