Joseph Merrick was called the Elephant Man because of the abnormal masses of flesh which began growing on his face and body when he was a child.
Joseph Carey Merrick, aka the Elephant man, was born on 5 August 1862 in Leicester, England.
Doctors have proven it was from suffocation, and also from a dislocated neck. As in the film, it has been scientifically proven he suffered abuse. He died because he wanted to be normal. He couldn't sleep normally because his illness would suffocate him, but he wanted to sleep like a normal child, so he essentially commited suicide. R.I.P John Merrick
The Elephant Man's name was Joseph Carey Merrick, but he is often refered to as 'John Merrick' after Fredrick Treeves named him wrong in his book about the Elephant Man.
In 1980 actor John Hurt played the character of John Merrick in David Lynch's film, "The Elephant Man." The story is true and is based on the deformity of John Merrick.
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Joseph Merrick was born on August 5, 1862.
Joseph Merrick was born on August 5, 1862.
Joseph Merrick - missionary - was born in 1808.
Joseph Merrick died on April 11, 1890 at the age of 27.
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Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man
Joseph Merrick was born on August 5, 1862 and died on April 11, 1890. Joseph Merrick would have been 27 years old at the time of death or 152 years old today.
It was most recently determined that Joseph Merrick suffered from a combination of neurofibromatosis I and Proteus Syndrome. He was known as the "Elephant Man".
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Joseph Carey Merrick, aka the Elephant man, was born on 5 August 1862 in Leicester, England.
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Joseph Merrick died at 27 on 11 April 1890.