• R.I.P. Zale Parry (US aquatic actress/stuntwoman, "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea")

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    Zale Parry, Aquatic Hollywood Star and Early Acid Tripper, Dies at 93
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    A diving feat landed her on the cover of Sports Illustrated and led
    to a film and TV career. She also took part in one of the first LSD
    studies.

    Zale Parry, a depth-defying scuba diver and underwater stuntwoman
    whose reverence for the oceanic world was deepened by tripping out on
    LSD in a research study that included Cary Grant, Jack Nicholson and
    Dennis Hopper, died on July 20 at her home in Tillamook, Ore. She
    was 93.

    Her granddaughter, Katherine Maloney, confirmed the death.

    Once called the "prettiest thing underwater," Ms. Parry was among the
    first women to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated, an
    achievement that led to a career in Hollywood, including doubling for
    Sophia Loren in the 1957 film "Boy on a Dolphin" and co-starring with
    Lloyd Bridges on the television show "Sea Hunt."


    Long obituary continues at <https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/arts/television/zale-parry-dead.html>
    (too much of it about her idiotic LSD experiements).

    Some of the shows / movies she worked on included:
    - Sea Hunt
    - Boy on a Dolphin
    - Peter Gunn, Wagon Train
    - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
    - Underwater Warrior
    - The Miracle


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