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Norman Lugard Beaton (31 October 1934 – 13 December 1994) was a Guyanese actor long resident in the United Kingdom. He became best known for his role as Desmond Ambrose in the Channel Four television comedy series Desmond's. The writer Stephen Bourne has called him "the most influential and highly regarded black British actor of his time".
- Encountered Racism in Britain
- Launched Career as Composer For Theater
- Gained Fame as Television Actor
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In 1960, Beaton left Guyana to train as a teacher at the Institute of Education at the University of London. However, he ran out of money almost immediately and had to give up his studies. Beaton was unfazed, however, because he never really considered himself a career schoolteacher. “At the back of my mind I planned to pursue my singing career in ...
Even as he gained success as a teacher, Beaton continued to harbor dreams of working in the theater. During this time he wrote a musical, Jack of Spades, which centered on the doomed relationship between a black man and a white woman. The musical was performed by the Everyman Theatre Company in 1965. While it received mixed reviews—partly because m...
In 1976, Beaton broke into television in the series The Fosters, a British adaption of the American sit-com Good Times. When the series first appeared, Beaton stressed that the comedy was not just aimed at the black community. “We may be a black family, “he stated in the Daily Telegraph, “but we’re from Brixton, which is part of Britain, and we wan...
Books
Beaton, Norman, Beaton but Unbowed, Methuen London, 1986.
Periodicals
Guardian, December 15, 1994, p. 17. Daily Mail, December 15, 1994, p. 33. Daily Telegraph, December 15, 1994, p. 22. —Carrie Golus
Jul 3, 2024 · Norman Lugard Beaton (31 October 1934 – 13 December 1994) was a Guyanese actor long resident in the United Kingdom. He became best known for his role as Desmond Ambrose in the Channel Four television comedy series Desmond's.
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Norman Lugard Beaton (31 October 1934 – 13 December 1994) was a Guyanese actor long resident in the United Kingdom. He became best known for his role as Desmond Ambrose in the Channel Four television comedy series Desmond's.
Dec 15, 1994 · Norman Lugard Beaton, teacher, musician, composer and actor: born Georgetown, Guyana 31 October 1934; died Guyana 13 December 1994. More about Cricket Guyana Musicals Shane Warne
Norman Beaton was a Guyanese actor, director, and playwright. He was born in Georgetown, Guyana, on October 31, 1934. He was best known for his roles in the BBC sitcoms Desmond's and The Crouches. Beaton began his career in the theater, performing in plays in Guyana and the Caribbean. He moved to England in the late 1960s and began appearing in ...
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Oct 18, 2009 · Norman Lugard Beaton was born in Georgetown Guyana. Beaton attended Queen’s College in Guyana until he was expelled for truancy and bad grades. He was given a second chance at the Government Teachers’ Training College and graduated with distinction. Beaton taught and played with the calypso band The Four Bees before leaving Guyana for ...
