Joseph Merrick was known as the Elephant Man because ... he dissected Merrick’s body, took plaster casts of his head and limbs, and preserved body tissues and organs in formaldehyde.

153 years ago, Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man, was born. From the age of 13, he was a society reject and these photographs show his actual skeleton, together with post mortem casts of his head ...

Phoenix Pictures has set Jack Huston to direct the upcoming feature film Joseph Merrick, revolving around the individual known in history as the Elephant Man. The film will offer a fresh and ...

Scientists have recreated an image of Joseph Merrick without the condition ... and his remains were cast in plaster. His story was told in the film The Elephant Man, starring John Hurt.

More than 40 years ago make-up artist Christopher Tucker was hired to create the prosthetics that would transform John Hurt into the Joseph Merrick in ... one of the casts made for the iconic ...

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 ... Dies at 91 'Stranger Things' Star Charlie Heaton Cast in BBC's ...