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Line 1: {{Short description|English film producer (1920–2007)}} {{EngvarB|date=October 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox person | name = Tony Tenser Line 5 ⟶ 8: | caption = | birth_name = Samuel Anthony Tenser | birth_date = {{Birth date|df= | birth_place = | death_date = {{Death date and age|df= | death_place = | nationality = | death_cause = | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = | years_active = }} '''Samuel Anthony Tenser''' (10 August 1920 ==Life and career== Raised in a tenement in [[Shoreditch]], with the family doing In 1960, with business partner [[Michael Klinger (producer)|Michael Klinger]], he opened the Compton Cinema Club, a private members club. Initially the distributors of foreign films, they diversified into production in partnership with the owners of the Cameo chain of cinema, and founded Compton Cameo Films. The first film of the new company was ''[[Naked as Nature Intended]]'' (1961), a nudist film.<ref name=TNWOHM/>
Tenser's career as a film producer was extensively documented in the book ''Beasts in the Cellar: The Exploitation Film Career of Tony Tenser'' published by Fab Press in 2005 and well received by reviewers in ''[[The New York Times]]'' and ''[[The Independent]]''. The book was written by film critic John Hamilton, who conducted over 18 hours of taped conversations with Tenser, as well as exclusive interviews with many of the actors and craftsmen he employed, including: the directors [[Michael Armstrong (filmmaker)|Michael Armstrong]], [[Peter Sasdy]], [[Freddie Francis]] and [[Vernon Sewell]]; and actors [[Christopher Lee]], [[Spike Milligan]], [[Julie Ege]] and [[Norman Wisdom]]. Hamilton also had access to original production files and correspondence. ==Select Credits== Line 40 ⟶ 47: *''[[Cul-de-sac (1966 film)|Cul-de-Sac]]'' (1966) *''[[Secrets of a Windmill Girl]]'' (1966) *''[[The Projected Man]]'' ( *''[[The Sorcerers]]'' (1967) *''[[Witchfinder General (film)|Witchfinder General]]'' (1968) Line 51 ⟶ 58: *''[[The Body Stealers]]'' (1969) *''[[Monique (film)|Monique]]'' (1970) *''[[The Blood on Satan's Claw]]'' (1970) *''[[Black Beauty (1971 film)|Black Beauty]]'' (1971) *''[[Hannie Caulder]]'' (1971) Line 57 ⟶ 64: *''[[The Creeping Flesh]]'' (1973) *''[[Not Now, Darling (film)|Not Now, Darling]]'' (1973) *''[[Frightmare (1974 film)|Frightmare]]'' (1974) ==References== Line 63 ⟶ 70: ==Further reading== *''Beasts in the Cellar : The *''Tigon: Blood on a Budget.'' John Hamilton, Hemlock Books 2015. *''Naked as Nature Intended: The Epic Tale of a Nudist Picture''. Suffolk & Watt, 2013, {{ISBN|9780954598594}}. ==External links== *{{ *[http://www.ebony.co.uk/darkside/feature2.htm Detailed document on Tenser's career] *[http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:113855~T1 Tenser Biography at Allmovie.com] *[http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=113855 New York Times article] {{Authority control
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