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

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and

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. 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 ''The Horror of Party Beach'' is a 1964 American horror film in the beach party genre, directed and co-produced by Del Tenney. The film, described as "a take-off on beach parties and musicals," is considered to be one of the worst films of all ...

'' (1964). Based in

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, Tenney's other films include ''Psychomania'' (a.k.a. ''Violent Midnight''), ''

The Curse of the Living Corpse ''The Curse of the Living Corpse'' is a 1964 American horror film produced, written and directed by Del Tenney. The film is about a series of murders that haunt the family of a man who died leaving extensive instructions in his will to avoid him ...

'', 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 Margot Sari Hartman Tenney (August 15, 1933 – April 11, 2020) was an American actress and the chairman of the board of the First Stamford Corporation, one of the largest privately held commercial real estate companies in the State of Connect ...

. They remained married until his death.

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