About Tony Ableton
Lived 1895 – 1978 (aged 82–83). Tony Ableton was a comedian.
Horace Arthur "Tony" Ableton (15 April 1895 – 1978) was a comedic performer in Jamaica and World War I veteran of the British West Indies Regiment (B.W.I.R.) He partnered with Ernest Cupidon in the duo "Cupes and Abes" during the 1920s and 1930s. Ableton was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica and attended Beckford and Smith. He joined the B.W.I.R during World War I and served in the 2nd Battalion. He was deployed to England, France, Egypt and Palestine and became an M.B.E. in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 1963.
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Who was Tony Ableton?
comedic performer in Jamaica (1895–1978)
When was Tony Ableton born?
Tony Ableton was born on 15 April 1895.
When did Tony Ableton die?
Tony Ableton died in 1978.
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Tony Ableton was a comedian.
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