Researching Del Tenney
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The name Del means "Short for names beginning with DEL" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Del Tenney on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Del Tenney and the Tenney Family Tree
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Some Famous People called Del Tenney
Del Tenney
Delbert "Del" Tenney (July 27, 1930 – February 21, 2013) was an American actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. Starting out as an actor he appeared in some Off-Broadway plays and also performed in the Broadway premiere of Terence Rattigan's play Ross. He then established a legacy in film with several low-budget horror/exploitation films in the 1960s, including The Horror of Party Beach (1964). Based in Connecticut, Tenney's other films include Psychomania (a.k.a. Violent Midnight), The Curse of the Living Corpse, and I Eat Your Skin.
Tenney died on February 21, 2013 at his home in Jupiter, Florida. He was 82.
Tenney married stage and film actress Margot Hartman. They remained married until his death.
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