Robert Coates

Robert Coates
Birthplace	Antigua
Birthday	1 Jan 1772
Death	21 Feb 1848
Occupation	Actor and stage actor

Robert Coates (1772- 21 February 1848) was an amateur actor, who performed in Britain in the early nineteenth century. He was satirised by the press and by cartoonists for his amateur theatrical endeavours and for his interests in fashion.

Amateur Theatrical Career

He performed in a number of roles in the early nineteenth century.

Personal Life

He was married in 1823 to Emma and had two children.

Using queer historiographical approaches to studying Robert Coates, it seems possible that he was queer.

Robert Coates is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery in London.

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  The Gay Lothario: The Great and Celebrated Amateur of Fashion
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  Satirical image of Robert Coates titled 'An Amateur's Dream'.
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  Caricature titled 'Princely Piety, or- the Worshippers at Wanstead'. The caricature, by George Cruikshank, depicts suitors wooing a wealthy young heiress. Robert Coates appears in black, to the left of Sir Lumley Skeffington in red, at the foot of the staircase.
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  Robert Coates
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  Emma Anne Coates, the wife of Robert Coates
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  Robert Coates's grave in Kensal Green Cemetery, London.