Coquelin, Ernest

Variant names

Dates:

Birth 1848-05-16

Death 1909-02-08

Nationality: French,

Language: French,

Biographical notes:

Ernest Coquelin was an actor at the Comédie Française, born in 1848. He used the name Coquelin Cadet to avoid being confused with his older brother, also a successful actor at the same theater. He died in 1909.

From the description of Letters to Gabriel Ferrier, 1882-1906. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81666615

Coquelin Cadet was an actor at the Comédie Française. He used the name Coquelin Cadet to avoid the confusion with his older brother, Constant Coquelin, also a successful actor.

From the description of Letter to Gustave Geffroy, 1897 Feb. 1. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 84436636