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Joseph Carey Merrick
Born	August 5, 1862(1862-08-05)
Died	April 11, 1890 (aged 27)
Occupation	sideshow attraction
Parents	Joseph Rockley Merrick Mary Jane (née Potterton)

Joseph Carey Merrick (August 5, 1862 – April 11, 1890), known as "The Elephant Man" gained the sympathy of Victorian era Britain because of the extreme malformity of his body. Due to a mistake in Sir Frederick Treves' book The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences (1923), Merrick is sometimes known as John Merrick. The Elephant Man usually refers to Joseph Merrick or created works about him: Joseph Merrick (1862-1890), sometimes called John Merrick, known as The Elephant Man because of his deformity The Elephant Man (play), a 1979 Broadway play by Bernard Pomerance The Elephant Man (film), a 1980 film directed by... Joseph Merrick at an Isubu funeral in Bimbia, 1845 Joseph Merrick (August 1808–22 October 1849) was a Jamaican[1] Baptist missionary who established the first successful mission on the Cameroon coast of Africa. ... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Joseph_Carey_Merrick. ... is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about 1862 . ... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about 1862 . ... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... ... The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... Sir Frederick Treves Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet GCVO CH CB (February 15, 1853 - December 7, 1923) Born at 8 Cornhill Street on the 15th of February, 1853, he was the son of an upholsterer in Dorchester, Dorset. ...

Life

Merrick was born in Leicester in 1862 to Mary Jane (née Potterton) and Joseph Rockley Merrick.^[1] He had a younger brother and sister. In an autobiographical note which appeared on the reverse side of his freak show pamphlet, Merrick mentions that his deformity began developing at the age of three with small bumps appearing on the left side of his body.^[2] His mother died when he was 12. According to family accounts, she too was "crippled." His father remarried, but his stepmother did not want young Joseph. Obliged to earn a living by selling goods on the street, Merrick was constantly harassed by local children, and tiring of his stepmother's harassment regarding his inability to bring home a profit, Merrick left home. This article discusses Leicester in England. ... The French word née (feminine) or né (masculine) (or the English word nee) is still commonly used in some newspapers when mentioning the maiden name of a woman in engagement or wedding announcements. ... For other uses of this word, see Freakshow (disambiguation). ...

Twice ending up in the Leicester Union workhouse, Merrick was unemployable for most of his life. On August 29, 1884, he took a job as a sideshow attraction where he was treated decently and earned a considerable sum of money. At one point during his sideshow career, Merrick was exhibited in the back of an empty shop on Mile End Road in London now called the London Sari Centre, where he was seen by the physician Frederick Treves (later knighted). As Treves recalled decades later in his memoirs, he gave Merrick one of his business cards in the event that Merrick would be willing to submit to medical examination. The two men then went their separate ways. When sideshows were outlawed in the United Kingdom in 1886, Merrick travelled to Belgium to find work. There, he was mistreated and ultimately abandoned by a showman, who stole Merrick's savings of £50. Former workhouse at Nantwich, dating from 1780 A workhouse was a place where people who were unable to support themselves could go to live and work. ... is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see Sideshow (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Doctor. ... Sir Frederick Treves Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet GCVO CH CB (February 15, 1853 - December 7, 1923) Born at 8 Cornhill Street on the 15th of February, 1853, he was the son of an upholsterer in Dorchester, Dorset. ... Attorney business card 1895 Business cards are shared during formal introductions as a convenience and a memory aid. ... Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Poster of the film The Elephant Man. Merrick's character is seen here with his face covered; the prosthetic makeup is not shown.

After making his way back to London, Merrick inadvertently became the cause of a disturbance in Liverpool Street train station. Suffering from a severe bronchial infection and hampered by his deformities, Merrick was barely able to speak intelligibly. However, he had taken care to retain the business card of Frederick Treves, who was duly summoned by the authorities. In his role as physician at London Hospital, Treves arranged for Merrick to be given permanent quarters there. Merrick thrived in these circumstances. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (494x755, 95 KB) This image is of a movie poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the movie or the studio which produced the movie in question. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (494x755, 95 KB) This image is of a movie poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the movie or the studio which produced the movie in question. ... The Elephant Man is a 1980 biopic loosely based on the story of the 19th century British deformed celebrity, Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film). ... Liverpool Street station, also called London Liverpool Street, is a mainline railway station and connected London Underground station in the north eastern corner of the City of London, the main financial district, with entrances on Bishopsgate and Liverpool Street itself. ... Bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchi and may specifically refer to: Acute bronchitis, caused by viruses or bacteria and lasting several days or weeks Chronic bronchitis, a persistent, productive cough lasting at least three months in two consecutive years. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

He became something of a celebrity in Victorian high society. Alexandra, then Princess of Wales and later Queen Consort, demonstrated a kindly interest in Merrick, leading other members of the upper class to embrace him. He eventually became a favorite of Queen Victoria. However, Treves later commented that Merrick always wanted, even after living at the hospital, to go to a hospital for the blind where he might find a woman who would not be repelled by his appearance and love him. In his later years, he found some solace in writing, composing both prose and poetry. This page is about the wife of Edward VII of the United Kingdom. ... HRH Camilla, Princess of Wales, while legally entitled to it, does not use this title. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Queen Victoria redirects here. ... This article is about the visual condition. ... Prose is writing distinguished from poetry by its greater variety of rhythm and its closer resemblance to everyday speech. ... This article is about the art form. ...

In the summer of 1887, he spent some weeks vacationing at the Fawsley Hall estate, Northamptonshire. Special measures were taken for his journey, and he was forced to travel in a carriage with blinds drawn to avoid attracting attention. He greatly enjoyed his time away from urban London, made many new friends and collected wildflowers to take back with him to London. He visited again in 1888 and 1889. He was cared for at the hospital until his death at the age of 27 on April 11, 1890, apparently from the accidental dislocation of his neck due to its inability to support the weight of his massive head in sleep. Merrick, unable to sleep reclining due to the weight of his head, may have tried to do so in this instance, in an attempt to imitate normal behavior. The Coroner at his inquest was Wynne Edwin Baxter, who had come to prominence during the notorious Jack the Ripper murders of 1888 when he had likewise presided at the inquests of several of the victims. Year 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... For the thrash metal band, see Coroner (band). ... Jack the Ripper is the pseudonym given to an unidentified serial killer active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area of London, England in the second half of 1888. ... Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Merrick's preserved skeleton was previously on display at the Royal London Hospital. While his remains can no longer be viewed by the public, there is a small museum focused on his life, which houses some of his personal effects and period Merrick memorabilia. For other uses, see Skeleton (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Museum (disambiguation). ...

Medical condition

Merrick photographed in 1889

Merrick's cap and hood

Card church built by Merrick

The only known letter written by Merrick

Joseph Merrick was originally thought to be suffering from elephantiasis. In 1971, Ashley Montagu suggested in his book The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity that Merrick suffered from neurofibromatosis type I, a genetic disorder also known as von Recklinghausen's disease. This disease is still strongly associated with Merrick in the mind of the public; however, it was postulated in 1986 that Merrick actually suffered from Proteus syndrome (a condition which had been identified by Michael Cohen seven years earlier).^[3] Elephantiasis (Greek ελεφαντίασις, from ελέφαντας, the elephant) is a disease that is characterized by the thickening of the skin and underlying tissues, especially in the legs and genitals. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... Ashley Montagu (June 28, 1905, London, England - November 26, 1999, Princeton, New Jersey), was an English anthropologist and humanist who popularized issues such as race and gender and their relation to politics and development. ... Neurofibromatosis is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder. ... Neurofibromatosis type I (NF-1), also known as von Recklinghausen syndrome, comprises, along with neurofibromatosis type II (a. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Proteus Syndrome is a congenital disorder that causes skin overgrowth and atypical bone development, often accompanied by tumors on over half the body. ... The first doctor to diagnose Proteus syndrome in 1979[1]. Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man ^ http://www. ...

Unlike neurofibromatosis, Proteus syndrome (named for the shape-shifting god Proteus) affects tissue other than nerves, and is a sporadic rather than familially transmitted disorder. In July 2003, Dr. Charis Eng announced that as a result of DNA tests on samples of Merrick's hair and bone, she had determined that Merrick certainly suffered Proteus syndrome, and may have had neurofibromatosis type I as well. As it stands, many people still mistakenly refer to his condition as elephantiasis. Proteus Syndrome is a congenital disorder that causes skin overgrowth and atypical bone development, often accompanied by tumors on over half the body. ... This article is about Proteus in Greek mythology. ... 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for July, 2003. ... The structure of part of a DNA double helix Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is a nucleic acid molecule that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms. ... Elephantiasis (Greek ελεφαντίασις, from ελέφαντας, the elephant) is a disease that is characterized by the thickening of the skin and underlying tissues, especially in the legs and genitals. ...

In 2002, a television research team, along with genealogists, put out a BBC appeal to trace the Merrick family line. In response to the appeal, a Leicester resident named Pat Selby was discovered to be the granddaughter of Merrick's uncle. A research team took her DNA samples in order to try to diagnose the condition that caused his deformities. The TV crew also discovered that Merrick's sister, Marion Eliza, also suffered from a crippling disease called myelitis. Marion Eliza died at the age of 23 of severe food poisoning. Also see: 2002 (number). ... Genealogy is the study and tracing of family pedigrees. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... This article discusses Leicester in England. ... The structure of part of a DNA double helix Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is a nucleic acid molecule that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms. ... Myelitis is a human disease involving swelling of the spinal cord, which disrupts central nervous system functions linking brain and limbs. ...

Family

Few facts are known about Joseph Merrick's family. He was named after his father, Joseph Rockley Merrick (March 1838–January 30, 1897), who was born in Leicester to Sarah Rockley, the third wife of Barnabas Merrick (August 23, 1792–12 April 1856). Joseph Sr. married the reportedly "crippled" Mary Jane Potterton on December 29, 1861. For other uses, see March (disambiguation). ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... This article discusses Leicester in England. ... {| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Their oldest son, Joseph, was born on August 5, 1862, in Leicester. Their younger son, William Arthur Merrick, was born on January 8, 1866, followed by their daughter Marion Eliza Merrick on September 28, 1867. William contracted scarlet fever and died on December 21, 1870. Marion Eliza had been disabled since birth, but would survive until March 19, 1891, dying from a seizure. is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about 1862 . ... is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 78th day of the year (79th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about epileptic seizures. ...

The Elephant Man, the film released on October 3, 1980, features Mary Jane's son "John" speaking highly of her. "She has the face of an angel," he says. John (Joseph) is depicted looking at a small picture of his mother very often in the film. The Elephant Man is a 1980 biopic loosely based on the story of the 19th century British deformed celebrity, Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film). ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the supernatural being. ...

Mary Jane died from bronchial pneumonia on May 19, 1873. Joseph was re-married to Emma Wood Antill on December 3, 1874, and she soon convinced her new husband to send the deformed Joseph away. This article is about human pneumonia. ... is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Incorrect name

Early biographies of Merrick inaccurately give his first name as John, an error repeated in many later versions, including the 1980 film The Elephant Man. This error arose and propagated because most of the early works which mentioned Merrick (including Ashley Montagu's The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity and Frederick Drimmer's Very Special People) all took their information from the memoirs of Sir Frederick Treves, written many years after his first-hand experience with Merrick. Treves mis-recalled Merrick's first name as John, causing Montagu and Drimmer to repeat this error in good faith. Montagu's book, in an appendix, quotes a document by Dr. F.C. Carr Gomm, written shortly after Merrick's death, in which Gomm correctly identifies Merrick as Joseph; Montagu dismisses this as Gomm's error. The stage play identifies Merrick as John throughout, except when Gomm (also a character in this play) reads aloud the same document later quoted by Montagu, correctly naming him as Joseph Merrick. In the play, Treves considers this an error, "correcting" Gomm by remarking, "John. John Merrick." The film From Hell also contains what may be a tongue-in-cheek reference to this historical disagreement: in a scene where Merrick is depicted, the character introducing Merrick refers to him correctly as Joseph Merrick but an unseen guest "corrects" him by whispering loudly "John Merrick!" Ashley Montagu (June 28, 1905, London, England - November 26, 1999, Princeton, New Jersey), was an English anthropologist and humanist who popularized issues such as race and gender and their relation to politics and development. ... Author of The Elephant Man, a book about Joseph Merrick, who suffered from neurofibromatosis type I. ... Sir Frederick Treves Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet GCVO CH CB (February 15, 1853 - December 7, 1923) Born at 8 Cornhill Street on the 15th of February, 1853, he was the son of an upholsterer in Dorchester, Dorset. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

In popular culture

Following the publication of Montagu's book, Merrick returned to popular attention around 1980 when two high-profile productions made him their subject. His life story became the basis of the 1979 Tony Award-winning play The Elephant Man, in which he is initially played by by Philip Anglim, followed by David Bowie). In the following year, the Academy Award-nominated film The Elephant Man was published, in which he was played by John Hurt. Each production took a different approach to the story. In 1982, the play was broadcast as a television movie. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... The Elephant Man is a Tony Award-winning play by Bernard Pomerance and produced by Richmond Crinkley and Nelle Nugent among others. ... Philip Anglim as Bareil Antos on Star Trek:Deep Space Nine. ... David Bowie (pronounced ) (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, producer, arranger, and audio engineer. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... The Elephant Man is a 1980 biopic loosely based on the story of the 19th century British deformed celebrity, Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film). ... For the singer, see Mississippi John Hurt. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...

In the mid-1980s, it was widely reported that singer Michael Jackson wanted to purchase the Elephant Man's bones. Jackson denied this. In 1993, during an interview at his Neverland Ranch, Michael Jackson told Oprah Winfrey that it was, "another stupid story. I love the story of the Elephant Man, he reminds me of me a lot, and I could relate to it, it made me cry because I saw myself in the story, but no I never asked for the... where am I going to put some bones? And why would I want some bones?" In a 1989 music video for the song "Leave Me Alone" (from Moonwalker), Jackson could be seen dancing alongside a claymation version of Merrick's bones. This was a piece of sarcastic humor, as other parts of the video dealt with how Jackson was unfairly portrayed by the media. Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Neverland Ranch, or Neverland Valley Ranch, is owned by American pop musician Michael Jackson, although Jackson currently resides outside the United States. ... Oprah Winfrey, (born January 29, 1954) is a multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest rated talk show in television history. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Michael Jacksons Visionary chronology Smooth Criminal (2006) Leave Me Alone (2006) Black or White (2006) Leave Me Alone was the eighth single to be released from Michael Jacksons 1987 album Bad. ... For other uses, see moonwalk. ... The term Claymation is a registered trademark created by Will Vinton Studios to describe their clay animated movies; the more generic term is clay animation, but the portmanteau claymation has entered the English language as a genericized trademark. ...

Merrick has been mentioned many times by Karl Pilkington in the Ricky Gervais show podcasts and the XFM shows. Pilkington talks about his fascination with Merrick and how the film is his favorite of all time. Pilkington wonders why Merrick does not appear in the book Top 50 Freaks of All Time, which he carries around with him wherever he goes. Karl Pilkington (born September 23, 1972 in Manchester) is a British, Sony Award-winning radio producer and personality best known for producing and co-presenting The Ricky Gervais Show, on the radio station XFM. On October 3, 2006, Pilkingtons first book The World of Karl Pilkington was published, featuring... Ricky Dene Gervais (IPA: ; born June 25, 1961) is an Emmy-, Golden Globe- and BAFTA award-winning English comic writer and performer from Reading, Berkshire. ... A podcast is a series of digital-media files which are distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and computers. ... Xfm logo Xfm is a brand of commercial radio stations focused on current and unsigned alternative music and owned by GCap Media in the United Kingdom. ...

Merrick has been mentioned in song by a number of artists, including Barenaked Ladies (in the song "If I Had $1000000"), Suede (in the song "Elephant Man"), Mastodon (in the songs "Elephant Man", "Joseph Merrick" and "Pendulous Skin"), The Dandys (in the B-side "Elephant Man"), Bigbang (in the song "The Elephant Man"), Fall of Troy (in the song "Wacko Jacko Steals the Elephant Man's Bones"), The Bloodhound Gang (in the song "Why's Everbody Always Pickin' on Me?"), Buckethead (in "The John Merrick Elephant Man Bones Explosion", The Murder City Devils,"Bride of the Elephant Man", and "The Elephant Man's Alarm Clock"), Immortal Technique (In the song Freedom of Speech) and Webb Wilder (in "The Olde Elephant Man"). Barenaked Ladies (often abbreviated BNL or occasionally BnL) is a Canadian alternative rock band currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Tyler Stewart, and formerly Andy Creeggan. ... If I Had $1000000 is a song by the Canadian musical group Barenaked Ladies. ... Suede (or The London Suede in the U.S.) were a popular and influential English rock band of the 1990s that helped start the Britpop musical movement of the decade. ... Mastodon is a Grammy-nominated[1] band from Atlanta, Georgia. ... The Dandys were a British indie-pop act that formed in 1996, releasing their only album Symphonic Screams in 1998. ... Bigbang is a Norwegian rocknroll band led by frontman Øystein Greni. ... The Fall of Troy is a three-piece post-hardcore/prog-rock band from Mukilteo, Washington. ... The Bloodhound Gang performing live in Germany The Bloodhound Gang are a comedic American rapcore synth-pop band, mixing an alternative/punk sound with hip-hop. ... This article is about the avant-garde metal composer and musician. ... Felipe Coronel (born February 19, 1978), better known as Immortal Technique, is a hip hop MC and political activist. ...

The Elephant Man is a supporting character in Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell's graphic novel From Hell, and also appears very briefly in the film based on the book, albeit in an entirely different context. For other persons named Alan Moore, see Alan Moore (disambiguation). ... Alec: The King Canute Crowd by Eddie Campbell Eddie Campbell (born August 10, 1955) is a Scottish-born comics artist and cartoonist who now lives in Australia. ... From Hell is a graphic novel by writer Alan Moore and artist Eddie Campbell speculating upon the identity and motives of Jack the Ripper. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

The comedy The Tall Guy, starring Emma Thompson and Jeff Goldblum, includes a fictional, over-the-top musical based on the Elephant Man story, with Goldblum in the title role. Thompson as Kate. ... Emma Thompson (born 15 April 1959) is an Emmy-, BAFTA- and Academy Award-winning English actress, comedian, and screenwriter. ... Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) is an Academy-Award nominated American actor. ...

In the novel The Witches of Chiswick by Robert Rankin, Joseph Merrick is revealed to be a hybrid of human and alien DNA. The Witches Of Chiswick is a novel by the British author Robert Rankin, the title parodying that of The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike. ...

Further reading

• Treves, Sir Frederick (1923). The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences. Cassell and Co.. OCLC 1546705. 
• Montagu, Ashley (1971). The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity. E. P. Dutton. ISBN 0876900376. 
• Howell, Michael; Peter Ford (1980). The True History of the Elephant Man. Allison & Busby. ISBN 0850313538. OCLC 7280384. 
• Drimmer, Frederick (1985). The Elephant Man. Putnam. ISBN 0399212620. OCLC 11599107. 
• Graham, P. W.; F. H. Oehschlaeger (1992). Articulating the Elephant Man: Joseph Merrick and His Interpreters. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 080184357X. OCLC 24430978. 

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Footnotes

Online references

• A BBC story about the results of DNA tests on Merrick's body
• Proteus syndrome
• PTEN - phosphatase and tensin homolog

External links

• Joseph Merrick tribute site
• Skull Photo on Discovery.com
• Joseph Merrick's short autobiographical note