Ballet dancer and choreographer. Born Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton in Guayaquil, Ecuador. He studied under Léonide Massine and Marie Rambert, and was chief choreographer to Ninette de Valois, from 1935 until her retirement in 1963. He is widely credited with the creation of a specifically English genre of ballet. Died at his home, Chandos Lodge, Yaxley, Suffolk.
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Sir Frederick Ashton
Sir Frederick Ashton, 1904 - 1988, choreographer, lived here 1959 - 1984. Eng...
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Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
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