Max Cryer

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Max Cryer

MBE
Max-cryer-benny-award.jpg
Bornc. 1935
Died25 August 2021 (aged 86)
Occupationproducer, entertainer

John Maxwell Cryer MBE (1935/1936 – 25 August 2021), generally known as Max Cryer, was a New Zealand television producer and presenter, radio broadcaster, entertainment producer, singer, cabaret performer and writer.[1]

Early life and education[]

Cryer began learning the piano at the age of five and later played the double bass in the Auckland Junior Symphony Orchestra.[2] He graduated from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of Arts in 1958, and a Master of Arts with second-class honours in etymology and linguistics in 1959.[3][4] After graduating in 1960, Cryer spent a year in Perugia, Italy studying singing and Italian.[2][5]

Career[]

While studying in Italy in 1960, Cryer earned money as a model and film extra.[5] He then moved to London where he sang with the Sadlers Wells Company.[5] Returning to New Zealand, he taught English and music at Otahuhu College and also began appearing on television as an interviewer and as host of quiz show 'Top of the Form'.[5] Cryer hosted an entertainment show called 'Cryer and the children' which ran for 10 years and resulted in 15 albums of songs.[6][7]

His awards include New Zealand Entertainer of the Year, the Variety Artists of New Zealand's Benny Award and the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal for services to New Zealand. In the 1995 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to entertainment.[8]

Cryer died on 25 August 2021, aged 86.[1]

Works[]

  • Cat Miscellany (Blake Publishing 2005) ISBN 1-84454-169-X
  • Curious Kiwi Words (Harper Collins 2002)
  • Curious Questions (Harper Collins 2001)
  • Curious Thoughts (Harper Collins 2002)
  • Curious (Exisle, 2012)
  • Curious English words and phrases: The truth behind the expressions we use (2020)
  • Day by Day (Harper Moa Beckett, 1988) ISBN 1-86958-721-9
  • Every Dog Has Its Day (Exile 2013) ISBN 978-1-921966-28-6
  • Hear Our Voices, We Entreat (Exile 2004)
  • Is It True ?? (Exile 2014) ISBN 9781921497452, ISBN 978-1-921966-48-4
  • Love Me Tender (Exile 2008)
  • Max Vocab, with Cherie Brown (Harcourt Education, 2004)
  • Max Vocab: Fun Lessons in the English Language with Cherie Brown (Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd. 2004) ISBN 1-877348-53-8
  • Max Vocab: Journeys in the English Language with Cherie Brown (Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd. 2004) ISBN 978-1-877348-53-2
  • More Curious Questions ( Harper Collins, 2003)
  • New Zealand Day by Day (Harper Moa Beckett, 1988)
  • Preposterous Proverbs (Exile 2011) ISBN 978-1-921497-45-2
  • Superstitions: And why we have them (Exisle Publishing 2016) ISBN 978-1-925335-17-0
  • The Godzone Dictionary (Exile 2006)
  • The Godzone Dictionary (Expanded Second edition) (Exile 2020)
  • The Mastermind Quiz Book (BCNZ Enterprises,1985)
  • Town Cryer (Collins, Auckland, 1978) ISBN 0-00-216934-7
  • Who Said That First (Exile 2010)
  • The Cat's Out Of The Bag (Exile 2015)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Jackson, Demelza (26 August 2021). "Kiwi broadcaster Max Cryer dies at age 86". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Pryor, Ian. "Max Cryer". NZOnScreen. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  3. ^ "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: Co–Cu". Shadows of Time. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. ^ Lambert, Max (1991). Who's who in New Zealand. Auckland: Reed. ISBN 978-0-7900-0130-2. OCLC 636330493.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982) - 15 Sep 1965 - p9". Trove. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Max Cryer, M.C.". Waikato Times. 26 August 1998. p. 17 – via Proquest Australia & New Zealand Newsstream.
  7. ^ Screen, NZ On. "Max Cryer | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  8. ^ "No. 53894". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1994. p. 34.

Further reading[]

  • Town Cryer (Collins, Auckland, 1978) ISBN 0-00-216934-7
  • Who’s Who in New Zealand, edited by Max Lambert (1991, Reed, Wellington, 12th edn) ISBN 0-7900-0130-6

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