Valentine Palmer

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

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.

  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.