British man with severe deformities known as the Elephant Man Joseph Carey Merrick was an English artist known for his severe physical deformities. He was first exhibited at a freak show under the ...

Joseph Merrick, a Victorian-era celebrity who became known as the Elephant Man, led a difficult life because of his physical deformities, whose cause remains a mystery to this day. But now, thanks to ...

Last week, the Brattle Theatre screened David Lynch’s “The Elephant Man.” Released in 1980, the Victorian drama tells the story of real-life Joseph Merrick (renamed “John” in the film), a man born ...