Penny Valentine
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| Born | Penelope Ann Valentine 13 February 1943 London, England |
| Died | 9 January 2003 (aged 59) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, presenter |
Penelope Ann Valentine (13 February 1943 – 9 January 2003) was a British music journalist, rock critic, and occasional television personality.
Biography
Penny Valentine was born in
Swinging London" phenomenon. Chris Welch commented that she "was part of a social whirl of receptions, parties and night-clubbing that made Swinging London such fun...The Beatles and Rolling Stones certainly preferred to be interviewed by the vivacious young lady from Disc magazine than by some spotty chap in a raincoat."[4] She also appeared regularly on Juke Box Jury
in the mid-1960s.
In 1970 she left Disc to join a new magazine, Women in Media and the National Union of Journalists. After gaining a BA in film studies and English, she then pursued a freelance career teaching and writing. With Vicki Wickham, she wrote a biography of Dusty Springfield entitled Dancing With Demons (2000).[1]
Valentine died at the age of 59 in 2003 after suffering from cancer for some time.[1]
Bibliography
- With Vicki Wickham, Dancing with Demons: The Authorised Biography of Dusty Springfield, Hodder & Stoughton, 2000, ISBN 0-340-76673-5
References
- ^ a b c d Richard Williams (13 January 2003). "Penny Valentine". The Guardian.
- ^ Marsh, Dave; Bernard, James (1 November 1994). New Book of Rock Lists. Simon and Schuster. p. 136 – via Internet Archive.
Penny Valentine Ringo.
- ISBN 9781617136313– via Google Books.
- ^ Chris Welch (28 March 2003). "Penny Valentine". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
- ^ Penny Valentine (30 September 1978). "Joan Armatrading: Fragile Surfaces And Fast Getaways". rocksbackpages.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
External links
- Barbara Ellen, Review of Dancing with Demons, "You don't have to say you love me", The Observer, 3 September 2000.
- Pop Chronicles Interviews #173 - Penny Valentine
- Richard Williams, "Penny Valentine" (obituary), The Guardian, 13 January 2003.
- Penny Valentine's articles on Rock's Back Pages.
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