Norman Beaton in London's West End. In 1970 he played the role of Ariel in Shakespeare's "The Tempest", which he described in his autobiography as "the most important role of my acting career", and also played a small role in the Frankie Howerd comedy film "Up the Chastity Belt" the following year. In 1975, he helped to establish the Black Theatre of Brixton. In 1975 Beaton played Nanki-Poo in "The Black Mikado", a modern version of Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado". In 1976, Beaton broke into television in the series "The Fosters", which also featured a young Lenny Henry, and the following
Cast Your Fate to the Wind for "A Charlie Brown Christmas"; the hiring would begin a long collaboration between Guaraldi and Mendelson that would see Guaraldi compose for numerous "Peanuts" television specials until his death in 1976. Cast Your Fate to the Wind "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" is an American jazz instrumental selection whose music was composed, and which was originally recorded, by Vince Guaraldi; later, lyrics for it were written by Carel Werber. It won a Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition in 1963. It was included on the album "Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus," which the Vince Guaraldi Trio released on