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Frederick Ashton

1904 - 1988

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick Ashton is the 46th most popular dancer (up from 48th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Ecuador (up from 15th in 2019) and the most popular Ecuadorean Dancer.

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Among DANCERS

Among dancers, Frederick Ashton ranks 46 out of 116. Before him are Louise Rasmussen, Merce Cunningham, Hilde Holger, Ninette de Valois, Zizi Jeanmaire, and Léonide Massine. After him are Pierina Legnani, Gaétan Vestris, Jiří Kylián, Arthur Saint-Léon, Enrico Cecchetti, and William Forsythe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Frederick Ashton ranks 133. Before him are Max Mallowan, Juan José Arévalo, Seán MacBride, Walter Heitler, Berta Karlik, and Alexandrina of Balazar. After him are Edgar P. Jacobs, Vilis Lācis, Delmer Daves, Cecil Beaton, William L. Shirer, and Goffredo Petrassi. Among people deceased in 1988, Frederick Ashton ranks 90. Before him are Antal Doráti, Aparicio Méndez, Françoise Dolto, Tore Keller, Seán MacBride, and Rose Ausländer. After him are Vasil Mzhavanadze, Andy Gibb, Christopher Connelly, Alec Issigonis, Giorgio Almirante, and Wilhelm Batz.

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In Ecuador

Among people born in Ecuador, Frederick Ashton ranks 11 out of 147. Before him are Manuela Sáenz (1797), Lenín Moreno (1953), María Capovilla (1889), Gabriel García Moreno (1821), Alberto Spencer (1937), and José María Velasco Ibarra (1893). After him are Gustavo Noboa (1937), Guillermo Rodríguez (1924), Jamil Mahuad (1949), Eloy Alfaro (1842), Jaime Roldós Aguilera (1940), and Rodrigo Borja Cevallos (1935).

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Among DANCERS In Ecuador

Among dancers born in Ecuador, Frederick Ashton ranks 1. 

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