William Coetzee
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There are two people by this name, both circus performers.
William Coetzee Snr
A lion tamer, who tragically died during a live performance in Durban in 1954.
William Coetzee Jnr, also known as Willie Coetzee
(19*-) A circus performer.
The son of the lion tamer William Coetzee, he worked in various capacities in circuses for a number of years. His stage names where The Human Ostrich, Prince Ben Alli Kassiem, Don Montenegro and Willie the Clown.
Sources
Private correspondence from Roslyn Lord, granddaughter and niece of the performers (2015-03-08)
Townsville Daily Bulletin Monday 5 July 1954, from Trove Digitised Newspapers [1]
