A. V. Coton (16 February 1906 – 7 July 1969), born Edward Haddakin, was an English

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critic and writer. Born in

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, he initially worked as a merchant seaman and a policeman before forging a career as a ballet critic in 1935. In 1938, he helped with the formation of

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company and later helped with its revival. The same year he married Lillian Turner. During the Second World War, he worked as a light rescue worker in Westminster. In 1954, he became the ballet critic for ''

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'', where he mentored Kathrine Sorley Walker. He died of cancer in 1969.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Coton, A. V. 1906 births 1969 deaths British music critics British theatre critics Ballet critics Dance critics Presidents of the Critics' Circle