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(Apparently, she didn't have an actual part in GHOST, but was an underwater stunt double.) John Lamb was underwater cameraman, and this is where he met Diane, who he would later star in MERMAIDS OF TIBURON. GHOST DIVER (1957) - Diane has a small part as a stuntwoman in this underwater adventure.

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Notes on Diane's films, TV appearances, and modeling work: There's no listing for her on the IMDb she may have worked mainly in bit parts or as an extra. The De Mille silent she was in was NOAH'S ARK, and she was also in THE COUNTRY DOCTOR, LOVE PARADE, and many of the Christie Comedies. *I haven't been able to find an actual name for Diane's mother, but I did find that her mom went by the stage name of Patricia Archer, was contracted with Paramount for a time, and was in a lot of films. 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.

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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. She also graced the cover of Nelson Riddle's easy listening LP, 'Sea of Dreams.' As is often mentioned, author Gay Talese used Diane as the iconic heartbeat of his bestselling study of sex in America, 'Thy Neighbor's Wife' (1975).

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Diane Webber appeared in five (possibly seven) films, a Russ Meyer short, 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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