Beaver (singer)
Beverley Jean Morrison,[1] better known as Beaver (28 December 1950, in Lower Hutt – 23 May 2010, in Auckland),[2] was a New Zealand jazz singer. She was an occasional actress who appeared in small roles in television and film. She 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).
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Awards
Her 1988 album Live at Ronnie Scott's was voted New Zealand's "Best Jazz Album" that year.
Personal life
She had two daughters with fellow New Zealand-born actor Bill Stalker.[7]
She died of sarcoma at the age of 59 in Auckland.[8][9]
References
- "Jazz singer Beverley "Beaver" Jean Morrison dies". Otago Daily Times. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- Beaver Archived 2007-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Red Mole
- NZEPC – Alan Brunton – RED MOLE : A CHRONOLOGY OF WORKS 1974–2002
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-10-01. Retrieved 2007-04-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- 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
- Her entry at Bruce Sergent's New Zealand Music site
- John Dix, Beaver profile at audiocultre.co.nz