What is John Shrapnell?
{{for|Shrapnell's cousin and actor|John Shrapnel}} [[File:090512John_Shrapnell.jpg|right|200px]] '''John Gordon Shrapnell''' (25 December 1934 – 2 September 2020) was a British-born New Zealand [[television]] [[journalist]], actor and opera singer. He was born in [[London]]. He was best known for presenting on [[BBC]]'s ''[[Today (BBC Radio 4)|Today]]'', as well as Duty Editor at [[Visnews]]. Shrapnell became a naturalised New Zealand citizen in 1974.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=try&db=NZNaturalisations&h=99308 |title=John Gordon Shrapnell in the New Zealand, naturalisations, 1843–1981 |year=2010 |publisher=Ancestry.com Operations |access-date=12 September 2020 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> He appeared in ''[[Revelations – The Initial Journey]]'', ''[[The Insider's Guide To Happiness]]'', ''[[Blonde Cargo]]'',<ref>http://www.gibson.co.nz/</ref> ''[[Market Forces]]'', ''[[The Strip (NZ TV series)|The Strip]]'', and ''[[A Question of Justice]]''. An opera singer, he performed at [[Wellington City Opera]] and [[The NBR New Zealand Opera]]. Shrapnell was often confused with his cousin, veteran British actor [[John Shrapnel]]. Shrapnell died in [[Wellington]] on 2 September 2020 at the age of 85.<ref>{{Cite web|title=John Shrapnell|url=https://deaths.dompost.co.nz/obituaries/dominion-post-nz/obituary.aspx?n=john-shrapnell&pid=196734809&fhid=12778|access-date=5 September 2020|website=deaths.dompost.co.nz}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shrapnell, John}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:British television presenters]] [[Category:BBC people]] [[Category:British movie actors]] [[Category:British television actors]] [[Category:New Zealand actors]] [[Category:New Zealand singers]] [[Category:Journalists from London]] [[Category:Singers from London]] [[Category:Actors from London]] {{actor-stub}}