Joseph Merrick of Clifton Heights, PA died December 21, 2012.He was born in Collingdale, PA, son of the late John and Margaret (nee McCleary) Merrick.Joseph worked as a clerk for Conrail until he r… ...

David Lynch directed an Oscar-nominated biopic that starred John Hurt in 1980, titled The Elephant Man, and the man has ...

Bradley Cooper, David Bowie, Billy Crudup, and Mark Hamill have famously portrayed Joseph Merrick before on stage, while John Hurt took the lead in Lynch's film, but Pearson will be the only actor ...

Pomerance’s play shares its title with the 1980 film by David Lynch, which starred Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt as Merrick. The two projects are unrelated takes on the same true story.

Joseph Carey Merrick, often incorrectly called John Merrick, was an English man with very severe face and body deformities who was first exhibited at a freak show as the "Elephant Man", and then ...

In 1980, David Lynch made a film on the life of Merrick, also titled The Elephant Man, with the late John Hurt in the lead and Anthony Hopkins playing Treves. However, this was based on the ...

Adam Pearson, who featured in A24’s comic noir “A Different Man,” is set to play the lead role of Joseph Merrick in “The Elephant Man,” a new feature film adaptation of Bernard Pomerance ...

Adam Pearson, who featured in A24’s comic noir “A Different Man,” is set to play the lead role of Joseph Merrick in “The Elephant Man,” a new feature film adaptation of Bernard Pomerance ...

John Hurt as Joseph Merrick in The Elephant Man Credit: Images Press Other performers soon joined the cast, including Hopkins – then a ...

David Lynch directed an Oscar-nominated biopic that starred John Hurt in 1980, titled The Elephant Man, and Merrick has appeared in countless books, shows, plays and even an opera. Related Stories ...

Phoenix Pictures is producing the feature on the deformed Victorian-era artist. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer Jack Huston, known for his acting work in Boardwalk Empire and American Hustle, has ...