Randle Ayrton
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| Randle Ayrton | |
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 Randle Ayrton, 1938 |
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| Born | Randle Ayrton August 9, 1869 Chester, England, UK. |
| Died | May 28, 1940 (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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Profit and 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)
- The Manxman (1929)
- The Great Game (1930)
- Dreyfus (1931)
- Jew Suss (1934)
- Me and Marlborough (1935)
- Debt of Honour (1936)
- Talk of the Devil (1936)
[edit] References
- ^ "Inspirational Alumni Members". The King's School Chester. http://www.kingschester.co.uk/extras/KingsAlumni/inspirationalAlumni.html. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
