Facts:   - death place: woodstock , new york , u.s.a.    - caption: the new york public library digital gallery    - birth name: george gaston bell    - death date: 13 december 1963      - birth date: 27 september 1877    - name: gaston bell    - image: gaston bell 01.jpg    - birth place: boston , massachusetts , u.s.a.    - occupation: stage and screen actor   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of gaston bell .
george gaston bell -lrb- september 27 , 1877 - december 13 , 1963 -rrb- was an american stage and film actor active over the early decades of the twentieth century .