The Elephant Man is based on the life of John Merrick, who lived in London during the latter part of the nineteenth century. A horribly deformed young man – the victim of rare skin and bone diseases – ...

Ricky Jones photo Many years ago, my father attended the original Broadway production of “The Elephant ... this show for the past 30 years. This man, Joseph Merrick, has haunted me since ...

“The Elephant Man,” while Lynch’s most restrained, traditional work, still bears his stamp. The movie begins with Treves ...

David Lynch is widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, known for classics like Twin Peaks and The ...

Phoenix Pictures ... starred John Hurt in 1980, titled The Elephant Man, and the man has appeared in countless books, shows, ...

Related Celebrity Deaths of 2017 The very next year he starred as the title character, John Merrick, in David Lynch's film "The Elephant Man," and though ... Beckett's solo show "Krapp's" but ...