Members of the Order of The British Empire List II
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John Ammonds was born on 21 May 1924 in Kennington, London, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968), Comedy Playhouse (1961) and The Morecambe & Wise Show (1978). He was married to Winifred Laithwaite and Win Ammonds. He died on 13 February 2013 in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.- Giselle Ansley was born on 31 March 1992 in Kingsbridge, Devon, England, UK.
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Geoffrey Ashe was born on 29 March 1923 in London, England, UK. He is known for In Search of... (1977), Sphinx - Geheimnisse der Geschichte (1994) and History's Mysteries (1998). He was married to Dorothy Irene Train. He died on 30 January 2022 in Glastonbury, England.- Music Department
William Michael Allingham Ashton OBE is a British saxophonist and composer, best known for co-founding the London Schools' Orchestra, now the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO), of which he is Musical Director.
Ashton was born in Blackpool, Lancashire. From 1955-57 he was educated at Rossall School which soon developed into a career in the Royal Air Force doing National Service, before he then went to Oxford University in 1957, where he first began playing jazz professionally at functions and competitions, founding the Oxford University Big Band. On leaving university in 1960, he went to France and worked as a professional musician in the American army bases for about nine months. Returning to London, he did supply teaching, mostly French, and started to join various blues bands. After working with Red Bludd's Bluesicians, he founded what became NYJO with Pat Evans in 1965.
Ashton is highly regarded as an indefatigable promoter of British jazz talent, by organising tours, producing recordings, encouraging established players to collaborate with the band and publishing the works of young jazz composers.
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to jazz in 1978.
He appeared on Victoria Wood's show Wood and Walters (1981) in the early 1980s.
He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.
Ashton has also received the BBC Radio 2 Jazz Award in 1995 for his Services to Jazz, a Silver Medal from the Worshipful Company of Musicians, and is a Fellow of Leeds College of Music.- Vera Atkins was born on 15 June 1908 in Galati, Romania. She died on 24 June 2000 in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK.
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Pam Ayres was born on 14 March 1947 in Stanford-in-the-Vale, Oxfordshire, England, UK. She is a writer and actress, known for Rex the Runt (1991), Playbus (1988) and Jackanory (1965). She is married to Dudley Russell. They have two children.- Sarah Ayton was born on 9 April 1980 in Ashford, Middlesex, England, UK. She has been married to Nick Dempsey since October 2008. They have two children.
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Molly Badham was born on 18 May 1914 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England, UK. She is known for Animal Magic (1962), The Rise and Rise of Animal Rights (2001) and The Truth About Gay Animals (2002). She died on 19 October 2007 in Twycross, Leicestershire, England, UK.- Actor
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Kenny Baker was born on 1 March 1921 in Withernsea, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Hour of Glory (1949), Touch and Go (1955) and Two Left Feet (1965). He died on 7 December 1999 in Felpham, West Sussex, England, UK.- Alan Ball was born on 12 May 1945 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England, UK. He was married to Janet Lesley Newton. He died on 25 April 2007 in Warsash, Hampshire, England, UK.
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Frith Banbury was born on 4 May 1912 in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for Theatre Night (1957), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) and ITV Television Playhouse (1955). He died on 14 May 2008 in London, England, UK.- Actor
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Norman Barrett was born in 1936 in England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Ronn Lucas Show (1990), Our House (1996) and Marvellous (2014).- Jonah Barrington was born on 20 August 1904 in London, England, UK. He died on 21 September 1986 in Sussex, England, UK.
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