Jacobus van Dyn, Speakers Corner, Hyde Park 1966

Jacobus van Dyn was a flamboyant, tattooed showman—boasting an extravagant life filled with prison escapes, gangster tales, and vivid body art—who captivated London audiences from the 1930s through the ’70s. He became a well-known figure at Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park, regaling audiences with colourful stories of working as a gun-runner for Al Capone and sharing his colorful past

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