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College of Surgeons, but decided instead to become a singer. He studied under Edith Abell from
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in history up to that time; other similar roles followed. In 1893, he joined the company of George
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Kensington, London, at the age of 73 and was buried in a plot containing his mother and the ashes of his father on 11 December 1935 at St John the Baptist,
271:(1886), in which he introduced the popular song, "Queen of My Heart." Coffin's good looks and powerful voice made him one of the most popular stage
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Coffin made his professional stage debut as John Smith in
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62:(1886), which became the longest-running piece of
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