Person Open DS/UK/3518 Ashton; Sir; Frederick (17 September 1904-18 August 1988); OM CH CBE; Ecuadorean-born British ballet dancer and choreographer Ashton Frederick Sir 17 September 1904-18 August 1988 Ecuadorean-born British ballet dancer and choreographer Male (cisgender) Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton Guayaquil, Ecuador (born)

Chandos Lodge, Eye, Suffolk, England (died_

English Ecuadorean Dancer; Ballet / Choreographer White No known disability No known religious affiliation Son of George Ashton (manager of Central and South American Cable Company and vice-consul at British embassy, Guayaquil) and his Georgiana Fulcher Former partner of Rose Paget, Alice von Hofmannsthal (American heiress and socialite), Dick Beard (dancer) and Martyn Thomas (interior decorator) Gay / Lesbian Sir Frederick Ashton OM CH CBE 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. Ashton was chief choreographer to Ninette de Valois, from 1935 until her retirement in 1963, in the company known successively as the Vic-Wells Ballet, the Sadler's Wells Ballet and the Royal Ballet. He succeeded de Valois as director of the company, serving until his own retirement in 1970. Ashton is widely credited with the creation of a specifically English genre of ballet. Among his best-known works are Façade (1931), Symphonic Variations (1946), Cinderella (1948), La fille mal gardée (1960), Monotones I and II (1965), Enigma Variations (1968) and the feature film ballet The Tales of Beatrix Potter (1970). Awards, Honours and Legacy: Ashton's state honours were, from Britain, CBE (1950), Knight Bachelor (1962), Companion of Honour (1970) and the Order of Merit (1977). Honours from other countries included the Legion of Honour (France, 1960) and the Order of Dannebrog (Denmark, 1964). He received the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award from the Royal Academy of Dance in 1959. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Ashton (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 12/19/2012 RAHAKirkbride 11/7/2022 3e6d4caa-c765-4f2f-8fe5-58fd73678903