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    Joseph Carey Merrick (5 August 1862 – 11 April 1890) was an English man known for his severe physical deformities. He was first exhibited at a freak show...
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    years later. It was during this period as a music hall promoter that Joseph Merrick wrote to Torr asking for employment as an exhibited freak, so he could...
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    Joseph Merrick (August 1808 – 22 October 1849) was a Jamaican Baptist missionary who, assisted by Joseph Jackson Fuller, established the first successful...
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  • The Elephant Man (film) (category Cultural depictions of Joseph Merrick)
    Man is a 1980 biographical drama film loosely based on the life of Joseph Merrick (referred to as "John" in the film), a severely deformed man who lived...
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    American Sniper (2014), which he also produced. In 2014, he portrayed Joseph Merrick in a Broadway revival of The Elephant Man and began voicing Rocket in...
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    freak shows. One well-known example of this word was in reference to Joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man." As a jargon, side-show freaks were classified into...
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  • 1930), was an English businessman, showman and the last exhibitor of Joseph Merrick who was otherwise known as the "Elephant Man". Among his later exhibits...
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    condition that Joseph Merrick, who Hurt played (renamed as John Merrick) in The Elephant Man, is thought to have suffered from, although Merrick's exact condition...
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  • The True History of the Elephant Man is a biography of Joseph Merrick written by Michael Howell and Peter Ford. It was published in 1980 in London, by...
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    Edward VII in 1902. He is also widely known for his friendship with Joseph Merrick, dubbed the "Elephant Man" for his severe deformities. Frederick Treves...
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  • Joseph Merrick Jones (August 20, 1902 – March 11, 1963) was an American lawyer from New Orleans, Louisiana. He served as Assistant Secretary for Public...
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  • Joseph Merrick (1862–1890) was an Englishman known as "The Elephant Man" because of his physical appearance caused by a congenital defect. Elephant Man...
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    2020. In August 2018, the BBC announced that Heaton would be playing Joseph Merrick, commonly known as the "Elephant Man", in a new two-part drama. The...
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  • Playhouse and the Alexandra Palace Theatre in London. In 2023 he played Joseph Merrick in the critically acclaimed touring production of The Real and Imagined...
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    Merrick Brian Garland (born November 13, 1952) is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as the 86th United States attorney general since 2021....
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  • Durham, North Carolina John Merrick (golfer) (born 1982), American golfer John Merrick (Buffyverse character) Joseph Merrick (1862–1890), the Elephant Man;...
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    theory that Joseph Merrick (an Englishman known as the "Elephant Man") had Proteus syndrome. However, the exact condition that Joseph Merrick had is still...
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  • The Elephant Man (play) (category Cultural depictions of Joseph Merrick)
    2002 and 2014. The story is based on the life of Joseph Merrick, referred to in the script as John Merrick, who lived in the Victorian era and is known for...
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  • academic Joseph Merrick Jones (1902–1963), American lawyer Joseph Jones (ironmaster) (1837–1912), industrialist and mayor of Wolverhampton Joseph David Jones...
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    World War, trained under Luckes and worked as a nurse at the hospital. Joseph Merrick, known as the "Elephant Man", was admitted to the hospital in 1886 and...
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    production of The Elephant Man, where he played the severely deformed Joseph Merrick. His performance drew praise from critics, and earned him a nomination...
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  • The Elephant Man (1982 film) (category Cultural depictions of Joseph Merrick)
    Hofsiss loosely based on the 19th-century Englishman Joseph Merrick (known in this film as John Merrick). The script was adapted by Steve Lawson from the...
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  • is far more than portraying a condition and how Joseph Merrick's story has evolved from John Merrick in The Elephant Man, a play that drifts from his...
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    Trap" 2016 The Secret Agent Vladimir Miniseries 2019 Year of the Rabbit Joseph Merrick 4 episodes 2022 The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe Prince...
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  • Year of the Rabbit (TV series) (category Cultural depictions of Joseph Merrick)
    leader of The Vision, a secret women's organisation David Dawson as Joseph Merrick Alistair Petrie as George Larkham Peter-Hugo Daly as Murky John Amer...
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  • – additional vocals on "Blood and Thunder" Matt Bayles – organs on "Joseph Merrick" Phil Peterson – cello on "Aqua Dementia" Matthew F. Jacobson – executive...
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    Elephant Man as the English doctor Sir Frederick Treves, who attends to Joseph Merrick (portrayed by John Hurt), a severely deformed man in 19th century London...
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  • many respects. The most famous person with Proteus syndrome may be Joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man". There is no known cure. When she was born, doctors...
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    genetic disorder best known as the condition possibly experienced by Joseph Merrick, the so-called "Elephant Man"[citation needed] Other causes may include:...
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  • Requiem with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and Laurent Petitgirard's Joseph Merrick dit Elephant Man. Active as a singing teacher since 1992, Breault has...
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