Given the question: Facts: - death place: stratford-upon-avon , warwickshire , uk - caption: randle ayrton , 1938 - birth name: randle ayrton - yearsactive: 1890 & ndash ; 1937 - death date: 28 may 1940 - birth date: 9 august 1869 - name: randle ayrton - image: randle_ayrton . jpg - birth place: chester , england , uk - occupation: actor , producer and director Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of randle ayrton .
The answer is:
randle ayrton -lrb- 9 august 1869 -- 28 may 1940 -rrb- was a british actor , producer and director .