Ellis AshtonEllis Ashton, MBE, was an English comedian and theatre historian.BiographyEllis Ashton was born on 1 December 1919 in Liverpool, northwest England. His parents were Joseph and Beatrice Ashton. He was educated at Holy Trinity of Liverpool and at the Army [Formation College]. Ashton married Margaret Mitchell. He died in London on 31 October 1985, aged 65..AffiliationsEllis Ashton served as the Chairman of the British [Music Hall Society]. Ashton was a founding member of the Theatres Trust and the British Theatre Institute. He served as a president of the National Association of Theatrical Television and Kine Employees. Ashton was the Governor of Ruskin College and Vice President of the Ruskin Fellowship. He was also a Fellow of the Royal [Society of Arts], the Linnean Society of London, the Zoological Society of London, and the Royal Geographical Society.