The versatile actor Sir John Hurt, who could move audiences to tears in "The Elephant Man," terrify them in "Alien," and spoof that very same scene in "Spaceballs," has died. He was 77. Hurt, who ...

The movie will be a fresh take on the story of Joseph Merrick, as portrayed in David Lynch’s film, but this is adapted from Bernard Pomerance’s play. Adam Pearson will star in a new adaptation of ‘The ...

From a desperate existence in a Victorian freak show to his days as the toast of London high society, the life of John Merrick, the Elephant Man, has fascinated the world for well over a century.

"The Elephant Man" depicts the life of Joseph Merrick, a man whose severe facial and body deformities made him a subject of freak shows during the Victorian era. When playing a character whose ...

The public in Victorian England sees Merrick (Michael Wartella) as “a freak of nature.” In order to survive, says his huckster manager, Ross (E. Gray Simons III), Merrick “exposes himself to crowds ...

John Merrick was born in Victorian England with a rare, little-understood condition known as Proteus syndrome that causes severe body disfigurement and deformities. Merrick was shunned by family, ...