Randle Ayrton

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Randle Ayrton
Randle Ayrton, 1938
Born	Randle Ayrton (1869-08-09)9 August 1869 Chester, England, UK
Died	28 May 1940(1940-05-28) (aged 70) Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, UK
Occupation	Actor, producer and director
Years active	1890 – 1937

Randle Ayrton (9 August 1869 – 28 May 1940) was a British actor, producer and director.

Career

Ayrton was educated at The King's School, Chester^[1] and Geneva University. In 1890 he made his stage debut at the Old Avenue Theatre in London and has been successful on stage in London and in America into the late 1930s. In 1913 he began his film career with the old London Film Company, going from silent to talkie films in a number of companies. He has produced and directed several films also.

Selected filmography

Profit and the Loss (1917)
My Sweetheart (1918)
The Hanging Judge (1918)
Chu-Chin-Chow (1923)
Southern Love (1924)
The Little People (1926)
Nell Gwyn (1926)
One of the Best (1927)
His House in Order (1928)
High Seas (1929)
The Feather (1929)
A Romance of Seville (1929)
The Manxman (1929)
Glorious Youth (1929)
The Great Game (1930)
Dreyfus (1931)
Jew Suss (1934)
Me and Marlborough (1935)
Debt of Honour (1936)
Talk of the Devil (1936)

References

↑ "Inspirational Alumni Members". The King's School Chester. Retrieved 2 December 2011.

External links

Randle Ayrton at the Internet Movie Database

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Persondata
Name	Ayrton, Randle
Alternative names
Short description	Stage and film actor and producer
Date of birth	9 August 1869
Place of birth	Chester, England
Date of death	28 May 1940
Place of death	Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England

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