John Maxwell CryerMBE (10 December 1935 – 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]
Cryer was born in Ōtāhuhu in 1935, the son of East Tāmaki farmer Arthur John "Jack" Cryer and his wife Jane Stewart.[2][3][4] He began learning the piano at the age of five and later played the double bass in the Auckland Junior Symphony Orchestra.[5] 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.[6][7] After graduating in 1960, Cryer spent a year in Perugia, Italy studying singing and Italian.[5][8]
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While studying in Italy in 1960, Cryer earned money as a model and film extra.[8] He then moved to London where he sang with the Sadlers Wells Company.[8] 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'.[8] Cryer hosted an entertainment show called 'Cryer and the children' which ran for 10 years and resulted in 15 albums of songs.[9][10]
In 1977 he moved into TV production producing programmes such as Mastermind and University Challenge.[7]
Cryer was a host for radio and TV events including the first TV coverage of the Mobil Song Awards in 1963, and in 1969 the first nationwide simulcast of TV and radio and the first time TV was linked throughout New Zealand.[7]
Max Cryer: Language evolution @ the cutting edge at TEDxAuckland, 2015
Cryer Remembered As Showbiz Through And Through, Stuff.co.nz Obituary
Stuff.co.nz Obituary: Max Cryer - an entertaining man of mystery, 4 September 2021
January 05, 2024
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John Maxwell Cryer MBE 10 December 1935 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 Max CryerMBEBorn 1935 12 10 10 December 1935Ōtahuhu New ZealandDied25 August 2021 2021 08 25 aged 85 Occupation s Producer entertainer Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Honours and awards 4 Works 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksEarly life and education editCryer was born in Ōtahuhu in 1935 the son of East Tamaki farmer Arthur John Jack Cryer and his wife Jane Stewart 2 3 4 He began learning the piano at the age of five and later played the double bass in the Auckland Junior Symphony Orchestra 5 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 6 7 After graduating in 1960 Cryer spent a year in Perugia Italy studying singing and Italian 5 8 Career editWhile studying in Italy in 1960 Cryer earned money as a model and film extra 8 He then moved to London where he sang with the Sadlers Wells Company 8 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 8 Cryer hosted an entertainment show called Cryer and the children which ran for 10 years and resulted in 15 albums of songs 9 10 In 1977 he moved into TV production producing programmes such as Mastermind and University Challenge 7 He continued to perform as a narrator and on stage Roles included Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady Danilo in The Merry Widow Prince Orlovsky in Die Fledermaus and the King of Siam in The King and I 7 Cryer was a host for radio and TV events including the first TV coverage of the Mobil Song Awards in 1963 and in 1969 the first nationwide simulcast of TV and radio and the first time TV was linked throughout New Zealand 7 In addition to his TV and radio work he also wrote columns for the New Zealand Herald and the New Zealand Woman s Weekly and published a number of books 7 He served on boards for the Auckland Festival Central Theatre Northern Opera and was a judge for the Watties Book Award 7 Honours and awards editCryer s awards include New Zealand Entertainer of the Year in 1973 11 the Variety Artists of New Zealand s Benny Award in 1977 7 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 12 Cryer died suddenly on 25 August 2021 aged 85 1 Works editCat Miscellany Blake Publishing 2005 ISBN 1 84454 169 X Curious Kiwi Words HarperCollins 2002 Curious Questions HarperCollins 2001 Curious Thoughts HarperCollins 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 HarperCollins 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 editList of New Zealand television personalitiesReferences edit a b Jackson Demelza 26 August 2021 Kiwi broadcaster Max Cryer dies at age 86 The New Zealand Herald Retrieved 4 September 2021 Death search registration number 2021 26413 Births deaths amp marriages online Department of Internal Affairs Retrieved 20 September 2021 Births New Zealand Herald 13 December 1935 p 1 Retrieved 20 September 2021 MacDonald Sarah 24 March 2006 Homestead holds happy memories Times Live Archived from the original on 18 May 2015 Retrieved 12 May 2015 a b Pryor Ian Max Cryer NZOnScreen Retrieved 12 May 2015 NZ university graduates 1870 1961 Co Cu Shadows of Time Retrieved 28 August 2021 a b c d e f g Lambert Max 1991 Who s who in New Zealand Auckland Reed p 142 ISBN 978 0 7900 0130 2 OCLC 636330493 a b c d The Australian Women s Weekly 1933 1982 15 Sep 1965 p9 Trove Retrieved 4 September 2021 Max Cryer M C Waikato Times 26 August 1998 p 17 via Proquest Australia amp New Zealand Newsstream Screen NZ On Max Cryer NZ On Screen www nzonscreen com Retrieved 4 September 2021 Entertainment awards The Press Vol 113 no 33351 9 October 1973 p 10 Retrieved 14 February 2023 No 53894 The London Gazette 2nd supplement 31 December 1994 p 34 Further reading editTown 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 6External links editAudioCulture profile Max Cryer Max Cryer at IMDb Max Cryer Language evolution the cutting edge at TEDxAuckland 2015 Cryer Remembered As Showbiz Through And Through Stuff co nz Obituary Stuff co nz Obituary Max Cryer an entertaining man of mystery 4 September 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Max Cryer amp oldid 1144111755, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
