Dickie Valentine Death
Dickie passed away on May 6, 1971 at the age of 41 in Glangrwyney, Brecknockshire, Wales. Dickie's cause of death was car crash.
When did Dickie Valentine die?
May 6, 1971How did Dickie Valentine die? What was the cause of death?
Car crashHow old was Dickie Valentine when died?
41Where did Dickie Valentine die? What was the location of death?
Glangrwyney, Brecknockshire, Wales
Dickie Valentine Birthday and Date of Death
Dickie Valentine was born on November 4, 1929 and died on May 6, 1971. Dickie was 41 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: November 4, 1929
Date of Death: May 6, 1971
Age at Death: 41
Dickie Valentine - Biography
Dickie Valentine (4 November 1929 – 6 May 1971) was an English pop singer in the 1950s. In addition to several other Top Ten hit singles, Valentine had two chart-toppers on the UK Singles Chart with "Finger of Suspicion" (1954) and "Christmas Alphabet" (1955).
Valentine was born Richard Maxwell in 1929 (his birth father was Dickie Maxwell) in Marylebone, London. He was known as Richard Bryce after his mother married Bryce. Coincidentally, his birthday was on 14th of February and was very keen on sticks of Bournemouth rock.
He married Elizabeth Flynn, a professional ice skater, in 1954. They had two children together, Richard and Kim, but divorced in 1967. (Richard Valentine (Junior) would later work as a television Director). Dickie Valentine married the actress Wendy Wayne in 1968. Prior to the car accident, Wayne and Valentine were scheduled to undertake a twenty-week summer season at the Water Splash in Jersey.
Travelling to his next gig at the Double Diamond Club in Caerphilly, Wales, he was killed outright in a car crash on a single lane bridge at Glangrwyney, near Crickhowell, Wales on 6 May 1971, at the age of 41, together with pianist Sidney Boatman and drummer Dave Pearson, aged 42.
The coroner's inquest revealed the car in which the three were travelling to have been driven in excess of 90 mph at time of impact, and that Valentine, who was driving his wife Wendy's Hillman Avenger, with which he was unfamiliar (he was awaiting delivery of his new customised car), had lost control of the vehicle while attempting to take a (clearly marked) dangerous bend. Valentine had travelled on that stretch of road many times and was familiar with its hazards. It was thought Valentine's attention might have been distracted by conversation with his friends, in addition to fatigue (the crash having happened at 4:20am). There was also heavy fog in the area. The coroner returned a verdict of 'death by misadventure'. Valentine is interred at Slough Crematorium.
