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Occupation
  
Singer-songwriter

Name
  
Jean Dinning

Role
  
Singer


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Full Name
  
Eugenia Doy Dinning

Born
  
March 29, 1924 (
1924-03-29
)
Grant County, Oklahoma, United States

Died
  
February 22, 2011, Garden Grove, California, United States

Spouse
  
Joel Beasley (m. ?–1994), Joel Beasley, Red Surrey, Howard Mack

Siblings
  
Mark Dinning, Lou Dinning, Ginger Dinning, Tootsie Dinning

Music group
  
The Dinning Sisters (1941 – 1955)

People also search for
  
Mark Dinning, Lou Dinning, Ginger Dinning, Tootsie Dinning

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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.

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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. At the time of her death, she left two surviving Dinning siblings, (Virginia, a.k.a. "Ginger", and Dolores, a.k.a. "Tootsie").

Death

She died on February 22, 2011, aged 86, in Garden Grove, California.

References

Jean Dinning Wikipedia