Joan Morrissey
Joan Morrissey |
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Joan Morrissey is widely considered to be "Newfoundland's First Lady Of Song" [1]. Born in St. John's, Newfoundland on January 23, 1933, she was one of ten children. Entering the workforce at only thirteen years of age, she quickly moved up in the music industry of her home province of Newfoundland. Starting in the early 1960s, she began her career as a singer hosting and singing on local radio programs on CJON, VOCM, and CBC.
Death
Though the events that culminated in her suicide are not certain, Joan had undergone open heart surgery in October of 1977 which left scarring on her chest. It was subsequently reported that she had been severely depressed since her operation and committed suicide on January 10th, 1978 in her Mount Pearl home. [2][3]