Beaver (singer)

Performance at Nambassa 1979

Beverley Jean Morrison, better known 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

Beverley Jean Morrison was born on 28 December 1950 in Lower Hutt.[1][2]

Career

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).

Awards

Her 1988 album Live at Ronnie Scott's was voted New Zealand's "Best Jazz Album" that year.[citation needed]

Personal life

Morrison 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

  1. ^ "Jazz singer Beverley "Beaver" Jean Morrison dies". Otago Daily Times. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Beaver". Archived from the original on 1 May 2007.
  3. ^ "Red Mole". Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  4. ^ NZEPC – Alan Brunton – RED MOLE : A CHRONOLOGY OF WORKS 1974–2002
  5. ^ "New Zealand Film Commission - Should I be Good". Archived from the original on 1 October 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  6. ^ Should I Be Good or Should I Be Evil? (1985) | Arovideo DVD and VHS rental and sales
  7. ^ "Tributes for jazz singer Beaver". Television New Zealand. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  8. ^ Newton, Kate (24 May 2010). "Beaver's remarkable voice silenced by cancer". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  9. ^ Thedeadrockstarsclub.com – accessed May 2010