Jean Dinning (March 29, 1924 – February 22, 2011) was an American singer and songwriter, best known for co-writing, with her then-husband,
Red Surrey, the 1959 hit song "
Teen Angel", the most popular version of which was sung by her brother
Mark Dinning
Max Edward Dinning (August 17, 1933 — March 22, 1986), known by his stage name Mark Dinning was an American pop music singer.
In February 1960, the song " Teen Angel", written by his sister Jean (Eugenia) and her husband Red Surrey, reached nu ...
.
Personal life
Born Eugenia Doy Dinning, she was one of nine children. In the 1940s, she had several hits as a member of
The Dinning Sisters
The Dinning Sisters were an American sisters singing group, active from the late 1930s to 1955. They made a handful of film appearances and had several hit records at the height of their popularity in the late 1940s.
The trio originally consiste ...
. At the time of her death, she left two surviving Dinning siblings, (Virginia, "Ginger", and Dolores, a.k.a. "Tootsie").
[Obituary '']Los Angeles Times
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Death
She died on February 22, 2011, aged 86, in
Garden Grove, California.
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1924 births
2011 deaths
American women singers
Songwriters from Oklahoma
Singers from Oklahoma
Singers from Tennessee
Songwriters from Tennessee
21st-century American women