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

Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

. Born and raised in New York City, the daughter of Dorothy and Jesse Hartman, she started her professional career as an actress at the Arena Stage Company in Washington, D.C. After years of working in the regional theatre, Margot founded the Hartman Theatre Company in

Stamford, Connecticut Stamford () is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, outside of New York City. It is the sixth-most populous city in New England. Stamford is also the largest city in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, Weste ...

. For more than a decade the Hartman Theatre Company served as one of the nation's leading regional theatres and was the recipient of a special

Drama Desk The Drama Desk Awards are among the most esteemed honors in New York theater, recognizing outstanding achievements across Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions within the same categories. The awards are considered a signific ...

Award for Producing Unprecedented Work, such as the pre-Broadway production of ''

The Runner Stumbles ''The Runner Stumbles'' is a 1979 American drama film directed and produced by Stanley Kramer, based on the Broadway play by Milan Stitt. The film was the last of Kramer's long and distinguished career. It stars Dick Van Dyke, Kathleen Quinlan, ...

'' in the theatre's premiere season. Through the creation of the Dorothy and Jesse Hartman Foundation, Margot supported several not for profit institutions such as the Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival. She also served on the board of directors for the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center, The Helen Hayes Theatre in

Nyack, New York Nyack () is a Village (New York), village primarily located in the Town (New York), town of Orangetown, New York, Orangetown in Rockland County, New York, United States. Incorporated in 1872, a small western section of the village lies in Clarkst ...

, and the Musical Theatre Works Company in New York. She received the Lifetime Achievement Award for the Advancement of Women from the Connecticut United Nations Associations. She was presented with an Outstanding Connecticut Woman Award by Governor O’Neill in the State Senator Chamber and thanked by the United States Senator

Christopher Dodd Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the longest-serving senator in Connecticut's history. ...

(D-CT) for her service to the State. Margot Hartman was a graduate and member of the Board of Directors of

Bennington College Bennington College is a private liberal arts college in Bennington, Vermont, United States. Founded as a women’s college in 1932,

where she was a major financial supporter of the institution. At Bennington she provided the support for the creation of the new Margot Tenney Theatre space for the undergraduate drama program. The Hartman Foundation supports the Stamford branch of

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. She wrote the novel, ''Dark Deeds Sweet Songs''. Margot Hartman was married to

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 Tere ...

, an independent film producer, until his death in 2013. Margot Hartman Tenney died on April 11, 2020, aged 86. Margot Hartman Tenney had three children and seven grandchildren.

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