Ellis Ashton (born December 1, 1919), MBE, is an English comedian and theatre historian.[1]
Ellis Ashton was born on December 1, 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 October 31, 1985, aged 65. (Obituary in The Times, November 8, 1985).
Ellis 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 is also a Fellow of the following societies: FRSA, the FLS, the FZS, and the FRGS.