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Beverley Jean Morrison, known professionally as Beaver (28 December 1950 – 23 May 2010), was a New Zealand jazz singer. She was an occasional actress who appeared in small roles in television and film.
Early life
[edit]Beverley Jean Morrison was born on 28 December 1950 in Lower Hutt.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Morrison was a long-running member of the ground-breaking Blerta musical and theatrical co-operative, and later of the similar troupe Red Mole.[3][4] She played a small role in the 1985 movie Should I Be Good?,[5][6] a New Zealand film based on the Mr. Asia drug ring, and performed the theme song to the TVNZ soap opera Gloss (1987–1990). In 1990, she played the role of a local horse farrier, Jean Bailey, in the Grundy Television film The Rogue Stallion.
Awards
[edit]Her 1988 album Live at Ronnie Scott's was voted New Zealand's "Best Jazz Album" that year.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Morrison had two daughters with fellow New Zealand-born actor Bill Stalker.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Jazz singer Beverley "Beaver" Jean Morrison dies". Otago Daily Times. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ↑ "Beaver". Archived from the original on 1 May 2007.
- ↑ "Red Mole". Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
- ↑ NZEPC – Alan Brunton – RED MOLE : A CHRONOLOGY OF WORKS 1974–2002
- ↑ "New Zealand Film Commission - Should I be Good". Archived from the original on 1 October 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
- ↑ Should I Be Good or Should I Be Evil? (1985) | Arovideo DVD and VHS rental and sales
- ↑ "Tributes for jazz singer Beaver". Television New Zealand. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ↑ Newton, Kate (24 May 2010). "Beaver's remarkable voice silenced by cancer". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ↑ Thedeadrockstarsclub.com – accessed May 2010
External links
[edit]- Her entry at Bruce Sergent's New Zealand Music site
- John Dix, Beaver profile at audiocultre.co.nz
- Beaver at IMDb
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