Note that if there is loss or damage due to bad handling by the transporter, this loss will be assumed only by the buyer. Ask us if you want to add insurance cost. Shipping insurance is the responsibility of the buyer. In the 1970s as men's magazines became more anatomically graphic Yeager largely stopped photographing for them, saying they were somewhat "smutty" and that, "They had girls showing more than they should." In 1998 she stated, "The kind of photographs they wanted was something I wasn't prepared to do.".ĪBOUT SHIPPING: This lot is located in Boca Raton, Fl and its shipment will be made directly by Artelisted. No are probably her best known bikini photographs. The famous still images she took of Ursula Andress emerging from the water on the beach in Jamaica for the 1962 James Bond film Dr. Her work was also published in mainstream magazines including Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Pageant, Redbook and Women's Wear Daily. One appearance with the headline, "Queen of the Playboy Centerfolds", was photographed by Hugh Hefner. Yeager also appeared in the magazine as a model five times. She discovered Lisa Winters, the first Playmate of the Year. She continued to work extensively with Playboy shooting eight centerfolds in addition to covers and pictorial spreads. Yeager was a very prolific and successful pinup photographer in the 1950s and 1960s, so much so, that her work was described as ubiquitous in that era.
The most famous images of Page by Yeager include the January 1955 Playboy centerfold in which she kneels wearing only a Santa hat while hanging a silver ornament on a Christmas tree and a series of photographs with a pair of live cheetahs. American Photo magazine described Yeager's work with Page as "a body of imagery that remains some of the most memorable - and endearing - erotica on record" in a 1993 article. Along with photographer Irving Klaw, Yeager played a role in helping to make Page famous, particularly with her photos in Playboy magazine. During their brief collaboration she took over 1,000 pictures of Page. She met Bettie Page in 1954, and took most of the photographs of her that year. Linnea Eleanor "Bunny" Yeager (MaMay 24, 2014) was an American photographer and pin-up model. In the Gay Talese book Thy Neighbor's Wife, the story tells of a man who carried Diane Webber's nude picture in his wallet for fifteen years as his masturbatory fantasy.Įmpey died on Augin Los Angeles at the age of 76 due to complications following surgery for colon cancer.This lot is coming from Bunny Yeager's estate/archives. For several years Empey coordinated outdoor performances with up to 40 Middle Eastern dancers. Lots of women and children enjoyed the shows. Empey's shows were extremely sensual they didn’t pander to the audience. Empey founded Perfumes of Araby, one of the first American belly dancing companies. She occasionally performed this dance accompanied by her top students and a band playing Middle Eastern music in public places in and around Los Angeles.
In 1965 Diane traveled to Sioux City, Iowa to testify at the request of a US attorney in a trial involving sending alleged obscene nudist magazines into IowaĪround 1969 to 1980 Empey devoted her full-time career as a bellydance instructor at the now defunct Everywoman's Village in Van Nuys, California. She also appeared on the covers for several 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 and the RCA Japanese release of the Seiji Hiraoka & His Quartet album Bedtime Music. Webber posed for many famous photographers such as Peter Gowland, Bunny Yeager and Russ Meyer. Naked & Together: The Wonderful Webbers by June Lange, published by Elysium Inc in 1967, documented the Webbers' nudist life style. She later took an interest in nudism, appearing in numerous nudist magazines.
The photos for her 1956 appearance were taken by soft core porn director Russ Meyer.Įmpey took ballet lessons from Russian ballerina Maria Befefi and later worked as a chorus girl at Bimbo's in San Francisco. Under the name Marguerite Empey she was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in May 1955 and in February 1956.
Marguerite Diane Webber AKA Marguerite Empey (July 29, 1932-August 19, 2008) was an American model, dancer and actress.Įmpey was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Marguerite (née Andrus) and soldier, author, song-writer, actor & movie producer, Arthur Guy Empey.