Valentine Palmer | |
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![]() Valentine Palmer in 2019 | |
Born |
Middlesex Hospital, England | 24 July 1935
Died | 10 January 2022
Grantham,
Lincolnshire, England | (aged 86)
Education | Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts |
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Website |
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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 Doctor Who, 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]
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.