Phillips, Alexander Van Cleve jr. (pseud: Ashley, Edward) 27.jan.1905-7.nov.1992 USA Massachusetts, Boston Jamaica Plain - England, London
dance band leader, conductor, 1910 residing with his parents, 5 siblings, servant and nurse at 6 Roanoke Avenue in Boston, 1912-1920 residing with his parents and 5 siblings at 18 Park Vale Avenue in Boston, from 1925 active in London, 27.aug.1927 he returned from England to his permanent address with his parents 6 Roanoke Avenue in Boston, 1928 musical director of 'Good News' at the Carlton, musical director with the Savoy Orpheans, 1930 studio manager Columbia Gramophone Co. in London, until 1935 in charge of the programs at Radio Luxembourg, 23.dec.1936 appointed musical arranger for the entire production of C B Cochran's new revue at the Manchester Opera House, 1937 he signed a contract with BBC to give 26 weekly half-hour broadcasts of dance music, 20.jan.1937 Van Phillips and His Two Orchestras gave their sixteenth consecutive concert, one of the bands containing four French hornists from the London Philharmonic Orchestra, he was guarantor of the Royal Philharmonic Society, 1943 employed by Bernart Delfont 65 Shaftesbury Avenue in London, conductor of the BBC Orchestra, 1947 conductor of the orchestra of Duke of York's Theatre, 1992 residing at flat 6 Exeter Mansions 106 Shaftesbury Avenue in London ; son of wholesale merchant Alexander Van Cleve Phillips sr. (Iowa, Dubuque 24.feb.1868-15.nov.1956 Boston) and Anna Davis Mills (New Hampshire, Milford 15.oct.1871-19.aug.1950 Boston) ; 1926 at St Martin in London he married Helen E Holmes (Colorado, Denver 9.apr.1905-), divorced ; 1947 in London Woolwich he married Ethel M Hodges