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Iron Foot Jack
Jack Rudolph Neave or Neaves (born c. 1886; died 1961 or later), usually known as "Iron Foot Jack", was an Australian nightclub owner who came to prominence in London during the notorious Caravan Club trial of 1934.〔"Crown Jeer at Court Entrance", ''The Daily Express'', 29 August 1934, p. 7.〕 Maurice Richardson described him as "a more agreeable kind of Alistair Crowley ''()'' in a poorer way of business."〔 He described himself as the "King of the Bohemians".〔("Colin Wilson: 'Adrift in Soho' - 1961" ) Colin Stanley, ''London Fictions'', January 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.〕
==Early life==
According to Mark Benney, who attempted with difficulty to write Neave's biography (published 1939), Neave was born in the working class area of Woolloomooloo, Sydney, Australia, but was taken to England at a young age by his mother. His father was absent when their ship sailed from Marseilles and his mother died about a year later.〔("Bohemian Who Doesn't Appeal" ), Bodleian, ''The Mail Magazine'', 10 June 1939, p. 9. Trove. Retrieved 12 September 2014.〕 He apparently disagreed with his grandparents and ran away from a reformatory to travel with gypsies and later a travelling fair where he developed his skills as an escapologist and strongman.〔"Portrait of a Coney-Catcher", Maurice Richardson, ''The Observer'', 23 April 1939, p. 7.〕
About this time, Neave began to develop his persona as a mystic. He told fortunes and invented a new religion, the Children of the Sun.〔"The New Books", Mary Dell, ''The Daily Mirror'', 27 April 1939, p. 24.〕
At some point he had an accident which caused his right leg to be permanently shortened. To compensate he wore a metal device on his right boot which gave him the nickname "Iron Foot Jack" Neave gave various stories to Mark Benney about how it happened, including that he had been bitten by a shark while pearl diving, had been in an avalanche in Tibet, shot while smuggling and other tall tales.〔
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