Valentine Palmer(1935-2022)
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
After leaving school, he formed own jazz band and played gigs, featuring himself on trumpet.
Won scholarship to Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) but left before end of course to sing in cabaret.
Was for many years the Chairman at the Players Victorian Music Hall in Charring Cross, London
Immediately after filming his episodes in Dr Who in 1972, he left to run a theatre in Mallorca. As a result, he never saw his Dr Who performance until a fan sent him a digitally re-mastered version on DVD just three years ago.
His controversial book on the sinking of the Titanic features his great uncle, Charles Herbert Lightoller, the only senior officer to survive the tragedy. The book throws light on the possible conspiracy surrounding the Titanic's end.
Is a successful voice artist.
