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Sir Frederick Ashton
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Also Known As Sir Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton
Born September 17, 1904 • Guayaquil • Ecuador
Died August 18, 1988 (aged 83) • Sussex • England

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Frederick Ashton (left) and Robert Helpmann rehearsing their roles as the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella, 1965.
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