Elizabeth Blattner

Elizabeth Blattner (14 October 1914–13 April 1986) provided the make-up for several Doctor Who television stories.

Career

Blattner's other work included BBC adaptations of Dickens' The Old Curiosity Shop and Martin Chuzzlewit. On the former, she was responsible for transforming Patrick Troughton into the grotesque Daniel Quilp. It was a role the actor recalled as his favourite.

Personal life

Blattner's father was the German sound-recording pioneer Ludwig Blattner. He committed suicide in 1935 in despair over his invention.

Her brother Gerry was a producer.

DWU credits

• An Unearthly Child
• The Daleks
• The Dalek Invasion of Earth (with Sonia Markham)
• The Myth Makers (with Sonia Markham)

External links

• Elizabeth Blattner at the Internet Movie Database