Charles Francis Coghlan
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Charles Francis Coghlan (1841 - November 27, 1899), Irish actor, was born in Prince Edward Island, Canada, and was educated in law.
He made his first London appearance in 1860, and became the leading actor at the Prince of Wales's. He went to America in 1876, where he remained for the rest of his life, playing first in Augustin Daly's company and then in the Union Square stock company, during the long run of The Celebrated Case.
He also played with his sister, Rose Coghlan, and in support of Mrs Langtry and Mrs Fiske, and in 1898 produced a version of Dumas' Kean, called The Royal Box, in which he successfully starred during the last years of his life. He died in Galveston, Texas, on the 27th of November 1899. His sister Rose was an actress. His daughter Gertrude Coghlan(Februay 1 1876 - September 11 1952) was also an actress and his son Charles Jr was an actor.
Nearly one year after his burial, he was washed away from the graveyard by a huge hurricane, six thousand people died from that hurricane. His body was washed away and it returned to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. (P.E.I.).
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This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
