- The actor C. Hayden Coffin was a demanded Edwardian stage actor and singer.
- Coffin was born in Manchester. His parents were from Maine in the U.S., and his father was a dentist. Coffin passed the preliminary examinations to enter the College of Surgeons, but decided instead to become an actor. In 1883, he performed at St. George's Hall in London as Tom Gilroy in H. J. Byron's "Partners for Life" and as Vivid in "Monsieur Jacques".
- In his later years, Coffin turned to serious drama, including Shakespearean roles, such as Feste in Twelfth Night at the Savoy Theatre in 1912.[.
- After first experiences as an amateur he started his professional acting career with "Pocahontas" (1885). Only one year later followed one of his biggest hits with the play "Dorothy", which became the longest-running performance of that time.
- He spent the 1892-93 season in New York City co-starring in several productions with soprano Lillian Russell. He also starred in a number of pantomimes.
- He made several films until 1930, including It's Always the Woman (1916), and also continued touring through the 1920s. In 1929, he played Sir Harry Bumper in The School for Scandal at the Kingsway Theatre, repeating the role in the 1930 film adaptation.
- Charles Hayden Coffin was married with the actress Adeline de Leuw.
- He also made occasional appearances in musicals such as Young England (1916) and As You Were (1918).
- Thanks to his huge popularity he also was able to act in some movies but the stage remained his domain. He already acted in front of the camera in 1900 for "San Toy" (00) but his real film career started only many years later when he impersonated the role of Major Sterrington for the movie "It's Always the Woman" (16).
- Coffin was first engaged to the songwriter Hope Temple but married actress Adeline de Leuw, whose first husband was the composer Alberto Randegger.
- Coffin's good looks and powerful voice made him one of the most popular stage baritones of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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