Beaver (singer) explained

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.

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]}

External links

• Her entry at Bruce Sergent's New Zealand Music site
• John Dix, Beaver profile at audiocultre.co.nz

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jazz singer Beverley "Beaver" Jean Morrison dies . 23 May 2010 . . 17 September 2011.
2. Web site: Beaver. https://web.archive.org/web/20070501095310/http://www.sergent.com.au/beaver.html . 2007-05-01 .
3. Web site: Red Mole . 13 April 2007 . 17 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170817035229/http://www.art-newzealand.com/Issues1to40/redmole.htm . dead .
4. http://www.nzepc.auckland.ac.nz/authors/brunton/brief/mole_chron.asp NZEPC  - Alan Brunton  - RED MOLE : A CHRONOLOGY OF WORKS 1974 - 2002
5. Web site: New Zealand Film Commission - Should I be Good . 2007-04-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061001074809/http://www.nzfilm.co.nz/film_catalogue/features/feature_film_catalogue/Should_I_Be_Good_107.aspx . 2006-10-01 .
6. http://www.arovideo.co.nz/film.php?FilmID=2250&arovideo=66be26d05d74158acaa72400ca6c4562 Should I Be Good or Should I Be Evil? (1985) | Arovideo DVD and VHS rental and sales
7. Web site: Tributes for jazz singer Beaver . 23 May 2010 . . 17 September 2011.
8. Web site: Beaver's remarkable voice silenced by cancer . Newton, Kate . 24 May 2010 . . 18 September 2011.
9. http://www.thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2010.html Thedeadrockstarsclub.com