- Born
- Birth nameHenry Stanford Diltz
- Nicknames
- Tad
- Snack
- Hen
- Hammerin' Hank
- Hank The Tank
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Henry Diltz was born on September 6, 1938 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He is an actor, known for Last Summer (1969), Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce (1986) and The Monkees (1965). He was previously married to Elizabeth Sherry Grant.
- SpouseElizabeth Sherry Grant(1976 - April 14, 2001) (her death, 2 children)
- After stints with several folk singing groups, became eminent photographer of rock performers.
- Was in a near fatal glider crash with Jimmy Webb on February 6, 1971.
- Missing 2 front teeth as result of a motorcycle accident.
- While a member of the Modern Folk Quartet, Diltz became interested in photography. He photographed many other musicians and did many album covers such as Morrison Motel (The Doors), Sweet Baby James (James Taylor) and Crosby, Stills & Nash (self titled album).
- Currently living in Valley Village, California
- Then Ray [Manzarek] said, 'My wife Dorothy and I were driving through downtown LA the other day and we saw this building that said Morrison Hotel on the window.' ... But the young guy behind the desk said, 'No, no, you can't take any pictures. You have to have the owner's permission' ... I peered in the window, and the guy had left the desk. I said to the band, 'Quick! Run in there!' They just got behind the window. I took one roll of film and got out of there before they could stop us!
- [Crosby, Stills, and Nash] didn't have a group shot, so we jumped in an old Ford 1950s station wagon that belonged to my friend Gary Burton, and drove around LA. When we saw that old house with the couch outside, they jumped out, sat down, and it framed up real nicely ... between the time I took the photo and getting it processed, they'd decided on the name Crosby, Stills and Nash. They said, 'That would make a great cover ...'.
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