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  2. Joseph Merrick - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Carey Merrick (5 August 1862 – 11 April 1890) was an English artist known for his severe physical deformities. He was first exhibited at a freak show under the stage name "The Elephant Man", and then went to live at the London Hospital, in Whitechapel, after meeting Sir Frederick Treves, subsequently becoming well known in London society.

  3. Execution by elephant - Wikipedia

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    At every step the elephant took, it jerked him forward, and every eight or ten steps must have dislocated another limb, for they were loose and broken when the elephant had proceeded five hundred yards. The man, though covered in mud, showed every sign of life, and seemed to be in the most excruciating torments.

  4. The Elephant Man (film) - Wikipedia

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    The Elephant Man was a critical and commercial success with eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actor. After receiving widespread criticism for failing to honour the make-up effects, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was prompted to create the Academy Award for ...

  5. That's one smart elephant! He knew that if he held on to Travers' hat, he'd eventually get a treat out of it, and he did! He knew the fastest way to get those treats was via the hat! Commenters ...

  6. Moment Elephant Walks Without Chains for First Time in 41 ...

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    An elephant in Thailand is celebrating the sweet taste of freedom. Mare Noi was rescued from captivity recently, and luckily for us a new viral video shows her taking her first steps without ...

  7. List of accolades received by The Elephant Man - Wikipedia

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    The Elephant Man is a 1980 American drama film based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London. The film was directed by David Lynch and stars John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Michael Elphick, Hannah Gordon, and Freddie Jones.

  8. Massive Elephant Sneaks Up on Meditating Monks Before Giving ...

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    In a viral January 4 video from Thailand, two monks at the cave of Wat Tham Sarika were so deep in prayer and meditation that they didn't notice a large elephant emerge from the nearby valley.

  9. Tom Norman - Wikipedia

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    Tom Norman, born Thomas Noakes (7 May 1860 – 24 August 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 were a troupe of little people, a "Man in a Trance", "John Chambers, the armless Carpenter", and the "World's Ugliest Woman".