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(192*-19) Set designer.  
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(19**-19**) British set designer.  
  
He was a partner and friend of [[Nigel Hawthorne]] for 27 years, and accompanied Hawthorne on his return to South Africa in 1957, and worked on a number of theatre productions while here.
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Trained as a designer, he worked in repertory theatre in England, where he met and became the companion and friend of [[Nigel Hawthorne]], a tempestuous relationship that lasted over 25 years. He died in 19**.
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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Palmer accompanied Hawthorne on his return to South Africa in 1957. While in South Africa he worked as designer on a number of theatre productions for [[Leonard Schach]],  including ''[[Look Back in Anger]]'' (1957) and ''[[Try for White]]'' (1959).  He also worked inder contract for [[Alpha Films]] in Johannesburg , producing commercials. He returned to England in 1963?*.  
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== Sources ==
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[[Nigel Hawthorne|Hawthorne]], 2002
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Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
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Latest revision as of 08:50, 20 May 2014

(19**-19**) British set designer.

Trained as a designer, he worked in repertory theatre in England, where he met and became the companion and friend of Nigel Hawthorne, a tempestuous relationship that lasted over 25 years. He died in 19**.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Palmer accompanied Hawthorne on his return to South Africa in 1957. While in South Africa he worked as designer on a number of theatre productions for Leonard Schach, including Look Back in Anger (1957) and Try for White (1959). He also worked inder contract for Alpha Films in Johannesburg , producing commercials. He returned to England in 1963?*.


Sources

Hawthorne, 2002

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