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Bénoît Constant Coquelin (1841–1909)
Coquelin, Bénoît Constant (kōk-la
‘). A French actor; born at Boulogne-sur-Mer, Jan. 23, 1841; died at Pont aux Dames, France, Jan. 27, 1909. He was at the head of his profession in comedy, and excelled in melodrama. Among his published works are: ‘Art and the Comedian’ (1880); ‘Molière and the Misanthrope’ (1881); ‘Tartuffe.’