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April Ashley MBE (29 April 1935 – 27 December 2021), styled from 1963 to 1970 as The Honourable April Corbett, was an English model, author, and LGBT rights activist. In the 1950s, upon being discharged from the Merchant Navy, she performed under the stage name Toni April at Le Carrousel de Paris in Paris.
- 27 December 2021 (aged 86), London, England
- 29 April 1935, Liverpool, England
- 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
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Dec 29, 2021 · Actress, model and activist April Ashley has been hailed as a "trans trailblazer" following her death at the age of 86. Ashley became only the second Briton to undergo male-to-female gender...
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Jan 3, 2022 · April Ashley, a model and socialite who rose from poverty in Liverpool to the heights of London society, a feat achieved as much through her striking good looks as it was through her status as...
Dec 31, 2021 · April Ashley, a trailblazing activist for transgender rights, has died at age 86. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: A trailblazing figure in the fight for transgender rights has passed away. April...
Jan 19, 2022 · April Ashley aged 34, shortly after the annulment of her marriage to Arthur Corbett. Photograph: PA. Transgender. This article is more than 2 years old. Obituary. April Ashley obituary. Model,...
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Jun 23, 2022 · The friends of transgender pioneer April Ashley are to celebrate her "spectacular" legacy in her home city. Liverpool-born Ashley, who died in 2021, was one of the first people to undergo...
Jan 6, 2022 · April Ashley, a British model, actress and jet-set socialite who became known as a regal trailblazer for transgender women, undergoing gender-confirmation surgery at a time when the procedure was...
