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Dudley Benson

b. 1983

New Zealand musician

Musician Bar manager
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About Dudley Benson

Born 1983. Dudley Benson is a New Zealand musician and bar manager.

Personal life

Benson lives in Dunedin with his ex-partner Josh Thomas, who formerly directed the Dunedin Fringe Festival. The couple separated in 2021. In 2015, the couple's Jack Russell Terrier Rupert received widespread media attention, after going missing and spending 13 nights lost in the Dunedin bush.

Benson's former father-in-law is New Zealand artist Nigel Brown.

Released: 10 March 2008 Label: Golden Retriever Records Ltd, HEADZ Format: CD, digital download, streaming —

Released: 1 November 2010 Label: Golden Retriever, HEADZ Format: CD, digital download, streaming —

Released: 10 August 2018 Label: Golden Retriever Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 9

Live albums

Title Album details Live Series: Volume One Released: 14 November 2011 Label: Golden Retriever Format: CD, digital download, streaming

Remix albums

Title Album details Deforestation Released: 3 November 2014 Label: Golden Retriever Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming

Extended plays

Title Album details Mushrooms & Toadstools Released: 1 April 2006 Label: Golden Retriever Format: CD Steam Railways of Britain Released: 26 July 2006 Label: Golden Retriever Format: CD The Orders, Medals & Decorations Released: 14 November 2006 Label: Golden Retriever Format: CD Minerals & Rocks Released: 15 November 2007 Label: Golden Retriever Format: 12", digital download, streaming

Singles

Title Year Album "Muscles" 2015 Zealandia "(Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy" 2018 "Zealandia" "Cook Beleaguered" "We Could've Been Gods" 2019 "Matariki" "It's ÅŒtepoti's Fault" 2022

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Important facts

Born
1983, Christchurch
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Musician, bar manager
Nationality
New Zealand
Education
University of Auckland, University of Canterbury

People in Dudley Benson's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Personal
Personal
b. 1963
Computer scientist
 Portrait of Jack Russell
Jack Russell
1960 – 2024
Singer
 Portrait of Josh Thomas
Josh Thomas
b. 1987
Actor
 Portrait of Nigel Brown
Nigel Brown
b. 1949
Painter

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Dudley Benson's

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Alan Fersht
b. 1943
Chemist
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Béla Bollobás
b. 1943
Mathematician
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Catherine Cesarsky
b. 1943
Astronomer
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Colin Pillinger
1943 – 2014
Astronomer
 Portrait of G. Madhavan Nair
G. Madhavan Nair
b. 1943
Military flight engineer
 Portrait of Klaus von Klitzing
Klaus von Klitzing
b. 1943
Physicist

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dudley Benson?

New Zealand musician

When was Dudley Benson born?

Dudley Benson was born in 1983 in Christchurch.

What is Dudley Benson's occupation?

Dudley Benson is a musician and bar manager.

What nationality is Dudley Benson?

Dudley Benson is New Zealand.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dudley Benson

· Wikidata: Q5311807

· DBpedia: Dudley Benson

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