defense of the principles of the lifestyle. Middle-Eastern dance From 1969 to 1980, Webber's professional career was as a bellydancing instructor at the now defunct Everywoman's Village in Van Nuys, California. She occasionally performed this dance accompanied by some of her better students to the accompaniment of Middle-Eastern music in public places in and around Los Angeles. She founded Perfumes of Araby, one of the first Middle-Eastern dance companies in the United States. Webber's dancing shows were sensual but didn't pander to a male audience, with women and children often attending the performances. For several years, she led and coordinated these outdoor shows, with up to forty performers taking part. Cultural references Her iconic status among Playboy models is referenced in Gay Talese's non-fiction book Thy Neighbor's Wife (1980). Talese had published an extensive article in the August 1975 issue of Esquire, in which Webber is considered an object of fantasy as well as an actual person. Two nude photos of her appear in the article, and one is on the cover. Personal life In her final years, Webber was a librarian and archivist for a law firm in Santa Monica. She married Joseph Webber in 1955 (the marriage ended with a divorce in 1986), from which came a son named John (born 1956). Webber died on August 19, 2008, in Los Angeles, following complications from surgery for cancer. She was 76. Filmography This Is My Body (1960, Short) – Herself Mermaids of Tiburon (1962) – Mermaid Queen The Swinger (1966) – Model No. 12 (uncredited) The Witchmaker (1969) – The Nautch of Tangier Sinthia, the Devil's Doll (1970) – The Housewife The Blue Hour (1971) – Belly Dancer The Trial of Billy Jack (1974) – Belly-Dance Instructor (final film role) Notable TV guest appearances Bold Venture – playing Latin dancer, along with Kathy Kelly and Lisa Gaye, episode 1003, August 1959. Peter Gunn – playing Midge in episode "Scuba" (episode 1.21), February 16, 1959. Highway Patrol – playing Woman in episode "Coptor Cave-In" (episode 18), February 1959. Markham – playing Valerie in episode "The Glass Diamond" (episode 1.8), June 1959. Alfred Hitchcock Presents – playing The Other Woman in episode "The Pearl Necklace" (episode 6.29), May 2, 1961. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea – playing Mermaid in episode "The Mermaid" (episode 3.19), January 29, 1967. The Stanley Siegel Show – as herself, discussing bellydancing, 1981. See also