The so-called Elephant Man was born Joseph Merrick at Leicester, England, in 1862. Up until the age of 5, Merrick’s physiognomy was, from all accounts, that of any healthy child. The subsequently ...

After his death, Merrick's body was dissected and his skeleton ... The detailed Victorian records make it “99% certain” this is the Elephant Man, said Mrs Vigor-Mungovin.

David Lynch directed an Oscar-nominated biopic that starred John Hurt in 1980, titled The Elephant Man, and Merrick has appeared in countless books, shows, plays and even an opera. According to ...

David Lynch's 1980 movie 'The Elephant Man', starring John Hurt and Anthony Hopkins, is a cautionary tale about those who lack humanity and kindness.

27-year-old Brian Richards suffers from the same disorder as Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man – an individual with horrific disfigurements who rose to become a celebrity in Victorian times.

The case of the Elephant Man is ... curse that turned Joseph Merrick into historys most horribly deformed man How did he keep his sanity as the disease ravaged his body ...

When the London surgeon Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins) meets the freak-show performer John Merrick (John Hurt ... and Wendy Hiller, "The Elephant Man" was nominated for eight Academy Awards ...

David Lynch's Oscar-nominated and widely acclaimed film"The Elephant Man ... to Merrick's image: rational, compassionate and very different from his approach to what might be called body ...