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Joseph Carey Merrick (5 August 1862 – 11 April 1890) was an English artist known for his severe physical deformities. He was first exhibited at a freak show under the stage name "The Elephant Man", and then went to live at the London Hospital, in Whitechapel, after meeting Sir Frederick Treves, subsequently becoming well known in London society.
English: Joseph Merrick (1862-1890). The photograph was circulated to members of the public c. 1889 as a Carte de visite.This photograph was first published in The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity by Ashley Montagu (first published in London and the United States in 1971; OCLC: 732266137)
The Elephant Man was a critical and commercial success with eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actor. After receiving widespread criticism for failing to honour the make-up effects, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was prompted to create the Academy Award for ...
The first major work about Merrick's life was The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity by anthropologist Ashley Montagu, published in 1971. [1] Montagu drew heavily on Treves' memoirs, and the "autobiographical" pamphlet that had been written to sell to visitors to Merrick's exhibitions.
This man is no stranger to deception for making a quick buck. -In the novel the company fooled investors by presenting a dwarf elephant as a "genetically-modified mini-elephant Therefore, Hammond ...
The Elephant Man, a 1982 television adaptation by Steve Lawson and directed by Jack Hofsiss; Joseph Merrick, the Elephant man, an opera piece of Laurent Petitgirard; Elephantmen, fictional characters in the comic book series of the same name, published by Image Comics "Elephant Man", a song by English band Suede from the 1999 album Head Music
Modern-day 'Elephant Man' from Riverside tries to stay positive amid stares, physical pain. August 16, 2019 at 11:28 PM.
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