Trader Faulkner

Ronald "Trader" Faulkner (7 September 1927 – 14 April 2021) was an Australian actor, raconteur and flamenco dancer, best known for his work in the UK on the stage and television. In 1979, he published a biography of Peter Finch. In 2013, his memoir Inside Trader was published. In a Times review of his autobiography, Faulkner was described as "never...a big star, but every triumph, setback or small humiliation has been equal grist to his storytelling mill. He's proof that in showbiz the most interesting people are often not the celebrities but those a notch below, laughing on the edges and doing their bit."A fluent Spanish speaker, Faulkner concentrated on writing Spanish translations of plays during the 1970s, particularly those of Federico García Lorca.In later years he wrote prolifically for titles as diverse as The Stage, Tatler and, regularly, The Oldie. Faulkner regularly produced one man shows in which he described encounters with personalities as diverse as Pablo Picasso (who drew Faulkner in the beach sand when they met), Noël Coward, Marlene Dietrich and Ted Hughes. These were collected in Losing My Marbles, published in 2002 by Oberon Books.His last public appearance was at the cabaret venue Crazy Coqs in Soho, London, in November 2020.