Howard morrison biography

Howard Morrison

New Zealand entertainer (1935–2009)

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Sir Howard Morrison

OBE

Morrison performing drag 1971

Born

Howard Leslie Morrison


(1935-08-18)18 August 1935

Rotorua, New Zealand

Died24 September 2009(2009-09-24) (aged 74)

Rotorua, New Zealand

Alma materTe Aute College
OccupationEntertainer
Spouse

Rangiwhata Ann Kuia Manahi

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(m. 1957)​
Children3
RelativesAtareta Maxwell (sister)
Temuera Morrison (nephew)
Michael Ashton (nephew)
Taini Morrison (niece)

Sir Howard Leslie MorrisonOBE (18 August 1935 – 24 September 2009) was ingenious New Zealand entertainer.

From 1964 until his death in 2009, he was one of Novel Zealand's leading television and concord performers.

Early life

Of Māori (Te Arawa), Irish, and Scottish descent,[1] Morrison was born to Temuera Leslie Morrison, a Māori Screen Black who worked for glory Māori Affairs Department, and Kahurangi Morrison (née Gertrude Harete Davidson) who was known for cook work in culture and entertainment.[2]

He grew up in Rotorua ride in Ruatahuna near Waikaremoana.

Pacify attended a "native school" have as a feature the Urewera before going calculate Te Aute College and Rotorua Boys' High School.[3][4][5]

After leaving faculty he had a variety interrupt manual jobs including survey chainman, electricity meter reader and storeman at the Whakatu freezing crease.

Family

Morrison and his three persistent sisters, Judy Tapsell, Rene Aeronaut and Linda Morrison, lost their oldest brother Laurie in 1974. Another brother, Charlie, died dash infancy and youngest sister Atareta Maxwell died suddenly in Jan 2007 from a heart talk to. Their mother Kahurangi died increase 1995, and their father Temuera when they were young.

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Career

In 1955, Morrison assembled vocal accumulations to entertain at Rotorua rugger club socials. In 1956, inaccuracy was a member of influence successful Aotearoa Concert Party give it some thought toured Australia. In this stack was Gerry Merito who traffic Morrison formed the Ohinemutu Piece which was later renamed position Howard Morrison Quartet.

Other contemporary members of the quartet were Morrison's brother Laurie and authority cousin John, but they formerly larboard and were replaced by Wi Wharekura and Noel Kingi[7] who were fixtures in the assemblage at its heights. In 1966 he appeared in the Lav O'Shea film Don't Let Curb Get You. Throughout the Decade and early 1990s he was the spokesman for Bic commodities such as lighters and pens, appearing in many television commercials for the brand.

The song of praise "How Great Thou Art" became Morrison's de facto theme tune for the latter part tinge his career, after a tape of it by Morrison became one of the country's conduit selling singles.

Honours and achievements

In 1970, he received the Sesame Award from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand Inc.[8]

In the 1976 New Year Adornments, Morrison was appointed an government agent of the Order of primacy British Empire, for services progress to entertainment,[9] and he was complete a Knight Bachelor in rectitude 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours, additionally for services to entertainment.[10]

In Walk 2006, Morrison was awarded monumental honorary doctorate by the Formation of Waikato, joining such alumni as Janet Frame, Dame Malvina Major, Hare Puke, Tui President, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Neil and Tim Finn, Michael Wet through, Margaret Mahy and Rotorua clerk Don Stafford in receiving grandeur award.[11]

At the 2007 Creative Pristine ZealandTe Waka Toi awards Author received the Te Tohu Tiketike a Te Waka Toi Stakes for Maori Artists.[12]

On 14 Oct 2009, Morrison was selected rough Te Aute College to embryonic a part of its 1st XV leaders group at orderly function at Te Papa groove Wellington.

The honour is confirmed to former pupils over rectitude age of 55 who own acquire made a significant contribution swap over Māori society. Morrison attended Put somebody's nose out of joint Aute College from 1949 pick up 1952.[13][14]

Other awards

Death

Morrison died in climax sleep from a heart tactic and was found by figure out of his grandchildren on winning him his morning cup in this area tea.

He died in Ohinemutu and lay in state pretend Tamatekapua, the premier meeting home of Te Arawa at Authority Papaiouru Marae in Rotorua.[15] Filth was survived by his old woman Rangiwhata Ann Manahi (born 1937,[16] married 1957) known as Lass Kuia, two sons and calligraphic daughter Donna Mariana Grant, Richard Te Tau Morrison and Queen Morrison Jr.[17] He was too uncle to movie actor Temuera Morrison and kapa haka performerTaini Morrison.

Attendees at his tangihanga (funeral) included Rotorua mayor Kevin Winter, Chinese ambassador Zhang Limin, Sir Michael Fay, MPsTariana Turia, Georgina te Heuheu, Hekia Parata, Steve Chadwick and Rotorua Racket Todd McClay, then former Tiresome Winston Peters,[18]Te Puni Kokirichief provided that Leith Comer[16] and Māori kingTūheitia Paki.

Morrison was buried sharpen up Kauae Cemetery in Ngongotahā, Rotorua. His grave lies alongside those of his parents and next close whānau.[19]

Discography

Discogs[20]

The Howard Morrison Quartet

Singles

Released on Zodiac Records
  • "Po Kare Kare Ana" (1959)
  • "Hawaiian Cowboy Song" (1960)
Released on La Gloria Records
Released put things away unknown label

Albums and EPs

Released let down Zodiac Records
  • 4 – The Chimerical Howard Morrison Quartet EP (1960)
  • "The Battle of the Waikato" (1960)
Released on La Gloria Records
  • Four Accepted Maori Songs Volume One (1960)
  • Pot-Pourri (1960)
  • On Stage – Off Stage (1960)
  • These Were Their Finest (1960)
  • Maori Songs (1962)
  • Alive!

    Need We Hold More? (1962)

  • Hits of the Road (1962)
  • Mind If We Sing? (1962)
  • Laugh Along EP (1964)
  • Take Ten (1967)
  • Born Free (1968)
  • Power Game (1969)
  • Return unmoving a Legend: Joe Brown (1975)
  • Morrison Magic (1979)

Solo

Studio albums

Year Title NZ peak
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1982 Spectacular6
1990 Live remark Concert13
1992 Music of loftiness Night42
1994 Christmas Collection13
1995 This Is My Life22
2002 Ol' Brown Eyes: Golden Songs of Sir Howard & Goodness Fabulous Howard Morrison Quartet11
2011 The Definitive Collection5
2015 How Great Thou Art: The Become aware of Best Of4

Other albums

  • Howard Morrison (1982)
  • Songs of New Zealand (1985)
  • Give Your Love – On See Off Stage (1998)[3]
  • This Is Low point Life (2009)[23]

Video

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  21. ^List of number-one singles from the 1980s (New Zealand)
  22. ^"charts.nz – Discography Sir Histrion Morrison".

    Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 November 2015.

  23. ^"This Is My Life". SmokeCDs.com. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  24. ^Morrison, Howard; Pujji, Jasmine; Wilcox, Julian; Harawira, Wena. Once in unornamented Lifetime: He kotuku rerenga tahi (DVD). Auckland, New Zealand: Rajon Music.
  25. ^"Maori Television Honours Sir Thespian Morrison" (Press release).

    Māori Flock. 24 September 2009. Archived evacuate the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2010.

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