Person    | Male  Born 29/5/1885  Died 4/5/1959

Ashley Dukes

Categories: Theatre

Playwright, critic and theatre manager. Founded the Mercury Theatre. Husband of Dame Marie Rambert.

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Ashley Dukes

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Mercury Theatre

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