A. V. Coton (16 February 1906 – 7 July 1969), born Edward Haddakin, was an English ballet critic and writer.
Born in York, he initially worked as a merchant seaman and a policeman before forging a career as a ballet critic in 1935.
[1][2] 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 The Daily Telegraph, where he mentored Kathrine Sorley Walker.