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Frederick Ashton
Crew
Born September 17, 1904 · Guayaquil, Ecuador
Died August 18, 1988
Also known as Sir Frederick Ashton
Biography
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 Frederick Ashton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Awards & recognition
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- commander of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Companion of Honour
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- National Dance Awards
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- Order of Merit
- Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award
