Delbert "Del" Tenney (July 27, 1930 – February 21, 2013) was an American

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and film producer. Starting out as an actor he appeared in some Off-Broadway plays and also performed in the Broadway premiere of

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's play '' Ross''. He then established a legacy in film with several low-budget horror/

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s in the 1960s, including '' The Horror of Party Beach'' (1964). Based in

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, Tenney's other films include ''Psychomania'' (a.k.a. ''Violent Midnight''), '' The Curse of the Living Corpse'', and '' I Eat Your Skin''.Weaver, Tom (2000). ''Return of the B Science Fiction and Horror Heroes''. McFarland. p. 344. Tenney died on February 21, 2013, at his home in

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. He was 82. Tenney married stage and film actress Margot Hartman. They remained married until his death.

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