Valentine Palmer

Valentine Palmer (24 July 1935 – 10 January 2022) was a British voice coach,[1][2] a singer[3] and a television, film and theatre[4] actor who appeared in the Doctor Who serial Day of the Daleks, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Minder, The Professionals, The Sweeney, Emmerdale, The Saint, Dixon of Dock Green, Crossroads .[5] Valentine was also one of the presenters of ATV Today in 1966.[6][7]

Valentine Palmer
Valentine Palmer at Olympic Studios, London, during a shoot for his final project - a documentary, The Session Man, about the legendary session pianist, Nicky Hopkins. 27 Nov 2019.
Valentine Palmer in 2019
Born(1935-07-24)24 July 1935
Middlesex Hospital, England
Died10 January 2022(2022-01-10) (aged 86)
Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
EducationRoyal Academy of Dramatic Arts
Occupations
  • Singer
  • voice coach
  • writer
  • actor
  • film producer
Websitevalentinepalmer.co.uk

As the great nephew of Charles Lightoller,[8] the most senior member of the crew to survive the Titanic disaster, Valentine was a Titanic expert, and authored books on the subject.[9] He also gave media interviews on the sinking, including on Channel 5's Live with Gabby on the subject.[10] He died on 10 January 2022, at the age of 86.[11]

Valentine’s final project was as a producer and writer on the documentary The Session Man. In production at the time of his death,[12] it covers the life and career of the famous rock pianist Nicky Hopkins.

Works
  • Titanic!: The Strange Case of Great Uncle Bertie (2012) ISBN 978-1906263782
  • How to be a Confident Woman Speaker in just 21 Days (2012) ASIN B00SRKXZVQ
  • A Ruthless Conspiracy (2018) ASIN B0798S67BG

References
  1. "Your voice, your choice". Guardian. 10 November 2003. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. "The could be Valentine's day". The Stage. 2 February 1989. p. 20.
  3. "Tonight's TV". Aberdeen Evening Express. 16 April 1968.
  4. "Equity will investigate Casanova show closure". Liverpool Echo. 18 April 1972.
  5. "Day of the Daleks". Radio Times. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  6. "ATV Today: 20.09.1966: Hop Picking". MACE Archive. 20 May 2021.
  7. "ATV Today: 25.11.1966: Irish Dancing". MACE Archive. 20 May 2021.
  8. Hamer, John (2013). Rms Olympic. lulu.com. p. 167. ISBN 978-1291638622.
  9. "Titanic author to sign books in Oxford". Oxford Mail. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  10. Valentine Palmer interview
  11. Taylor, Matthew (24 January 2022). "Grantham veteran film, stage, screen actor who appeared in Doctor Who, Emmerdale and The Professionals passes away aged 86". Grantham Journal. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  12. Lynch, Ben (27 January 2022). "Prolific actor, writer and voice coach Valentine Palmer dies aged 86". Archant. Retrieved 22 September 2022.


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