The life and death of King Kong – Ezekiel 'King Kong' Dlamini. Prison where King Kong committed suicide, it was at Leeuwkop prison farm, a few miles north of Johannesburg, that King Kong drowned himself on April 3, 1957. A legend was born. King Kong the heavyweight. King Kong the simple son of nature, confused by the roaring modern world. King Kong the love-killer, the self-killer. It is only two years since he drowned himself. But already he’s a legend and an opera round his life is opening shortly in Johannesburg.
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Headline: b1959_5 Title: Drum Magazine social history photographs, South Africa edition 216 Description: The life and death of King Kong – Ezekiel 'King Kong' Dlamini. Prison where King Kong committed suicide, it was at Leeuwkop prison farm, a few miles north of Johannesburg, that King Kong drowned himself on April 3, 1957. A legend was born. King Kong the heavyweight. King Kong the simple son of nature, confused by the roaring modern world. King Kong the love-killer, the self-killer. It is only two years since he drowned himself. But already he’s a legend and an opera round his life is opening shortly in Johannesburg. Sublocation: Leeuwkop prison farm City: Johannesburg Province or State: Gauteng Country: South Africa Date Created: 02-02-1959 Creator: Drum Social Histories Credit Notice: Drum Magazine photographer / Drum Social Histories / Bailey's African History Archive / african.pictures Keywords: