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Also known as Sir Frederick Ashton, Sir Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton, Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton

British dancer and choreographer (1904–1988)

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Born
1904
Died
1988
Works
0

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sir Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton OM, CH, CBE  (17 September 1904 – 18 October 1988) was a leading international dancer and choreographer. He is most noted as the founder choreographer of The Royal Ballet in London, but also worked as a director and choreographer of opera, film and theatre revues. Description above from the Wikipedia article…

Known for

  • Tales of Beatrix Potter — Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle1971
  • Cinderella — Ugly Stepsister1970
  • The Tales of Hoffmann — Kleinsach / Cochenille1951
  • Television Demonstration Film1937

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United Kingdom
Active from
1904
Active to
1988

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Born
Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton , ( 1904-09-17 ) 17 September 1904, Guayaquil , Ecuador
Died
18 August 1988 (1988-08-18) (aged 83), Chandos Lodge, Eye, Suffolk , England
Citizenship
British
Occupation
Choreographer
Years active
1926–1980
Notable work
Symphonic Variations (1946) Cinderella (1948) Sylvia (1952) Ondine (1958) La fille mal gardée (1960)

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1904-09-17
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1988-08-18
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Sir Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton (17 September 1904 – 18 August 1988) was a British ballet dancer and choreographer. He also worked as a director and choreographer in opera, film and revue.

Determined to be a dancer despite the opposition of his conventional middle-class family, Ashton was accepted as a pupil by Léonide Massine and then by Marie Rambert. In 1926 Rambert encouraged him to try his hand at choreography, and though he continued to dance professionally, with success, it was as a choreographer that he became famous.

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