Benoît-Constant Coquelin
209 avenue Jean-Jaurès, Paris, Île-de-France, 75019, France
Paris Conservatory
2 rue de Richelieu, 1st arrondissement of Paris, France
Comedie Francaise
20 boulevard Saint Martin, 75010, Paris, France
Renaissance theater
18 Boulevard Saint-Martin, Paris, France
Port-Saint-Martin theatre
209 avenue Jean-Jaurès, Paris, Île-de-France, 75019, France
Paris Conservatory
2 rue de Richelieu, 1st arrondissement of Paris, France
Comedie Francaise
20 boulevard Saint Martin, 75010, Paris, France
Renaissance theater
18 Boulevard Saint-Martin, Paris, France
Port-Saint-Martin theatre
National Order of the Legion of Honour
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1884
Coquelin was born in Boulogne on the 23rd of January, 1841. He was originally intended to follow his father's trade of baker (he was once called "un boulanger manqué" – "a failed baker" – by a hostile critic), but his love of acting led him to the Conservatoire.
Coquelin studied acting at the Paris Conservatory in 1859, where he entered Régnier's class, and in 1860 made his debut at the Comédie-Française.
After graduating from the Paris Conservatory in 1860, he made a successful debut in the Comedie Francaise (Gros-Rene – "Love's Annoyance" by Moliere, Petit-Jean - "The Pettifoggers" by J. Racine; in 1864 he became a societaire in the theater).In 1886, he left the Comedie Francaise and started touring around Europe (particularly in 1882-1903, several times in Russia) and America, accepting engagements from various Parisian theaters.In 1891, as an actor on the payroll he returned to the Comedie Francaise.He played at the Renaissance theater in 1895 in Paris, in 1897-1901 he headed one of the leading theaters of the boulevards – Port-Saint-Martin [after Coquelin left this position, the theater was headed by his son Jean.In 1897, he played the role of Cyrano de Bergerac (Cyrano de Bergerac by E. Rostand), that immortalized him.In 1900 Coquelin toured in America with Sarah Bernhardt, appeared at Broadway's Garden Theatre in a production of Cyrano de Bergerac (Bernhardt played Roxane).
He developed the traditions of the French acting school, and by his 25th birthday he had played more than 40 roles, the best of which were in Moliere's plays.
After Coquelin's death The New York Times printed an obituary, in which it described many tributes to the dead actor, including a visit by the personal secretary of the President of the Republic, Armand Fallières.
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1884He was a member of the Renaissance Theatre in Paris from 1895 until 1897.
