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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[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).

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]

She died of sarcoma at the age of 59 in Auckland.[8][9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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
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