Given the question: Facts: - death place: mineola , new york - alt: james barton 1962 - caption: barton 's '' frontier circus '' -lrb- 1962 -rrb- . in one of his last roles on cbs - death cause: heart attack - death date: 19 february 1962 - birth date: 1 november 1890 - name: james barton - image: james barton 1962.jpg - birth place: gloucester city , new jersey , usa - occupation: vaudevillian , character actor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of james barton -lrb- vaudeville -rrb- .
The answer is:
james esward barton -lrb- november 1 , 1890 - february 19 , 1962 -rrb- was an american vaudevillian , stage performer , and a character actor in films and television .