Marguerite Empey
| Marguerite Empey | |
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| Playboy centerfold appearance | |
| May 1955 February 1956 |
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| Preceded by |
Marilyn Waltz (April 1955) Lynn Turner (January 1956) |
| Succeeded by |
Eve Meyer (June 1955) Marian Stafford (March 1956) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 29, 1932 Los Angeles, California |
| Died | August 19, 2008 (aged 76) Los Angeles, California |
| Measurements | Bust: 39" C Waist: 23" Hips: 37" |
| Height | 5 ft, 2 in |
Marguerite Diane Webber a.k.a. Marguerite Empey (July 29, 1932 – August 19, 2008) was an American model, dancer and actress.
Born in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., the daughter of Marguerite (née Andrus), a Hollywood actress and former 'Miss Long Beach' beauty contest winner, and Arthur Guy Empey. She received her formal education at the Hollywood High School. As a child she received ballet lessons from Russian ballerina Maria Bekefi.
In the early 1950s she found employment as a chorus girl at Bimbo's 365 Club in San Francisco, whilst developing her professional modelling career. As the decade progressed she modeled for many professional photographers, including Peter Gowland, Bunny Yeager and Keith Bernard.
Under the name Marguerite Empey she was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in May 1955 and in February 1956. The photo-shoot for the 1956 publication being shot by Russ Meyer.
In the 1960s as a part of the counter-culture sweeping the United States she became involved with the Nudist movement, and with her husband appeared in numerous nudist magazines advocating the benefits of the lifestyle, such as Naked & Together: The Wonderful Webbers by June Lange (1967). She also appeared on the cover-art of several pop-music vinyl record albums, including Les Baxter's Jewels of the Sea, Sea of Dreams by Nelson Riddle, Marty Paich's Jazz For Relaxation, Chile con Cugie by Xavier Cugat, the Luxuriously Slow Moods of The Cesana Strings album "Sheer Ecstasy", and the R.C.A. Japanese release of Seiji Hiraoka & His Quartet album Bedtime Music.
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