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	Joseph Carey Merrick - The Elephant Man
		Joseph Carey Merrick was born in Leicester, England in 1862.
		Joseph's stepmother was not nearly as compassionate as his mother, and she even gave Joseph's father an ultimatum: "Joseph, or me." The young Joseph was cast out of the home and went to live at the Leicester Union Workhouse, and sold shoe polish on the street.
		Joseph's attempt to find traditional work were unsuccessful.
	phreeque.tripod.com /joseph_merrick.html (717 words)

	Proteus Syndrome: Symptoms and Cases of "Elephant Man Disease"
		Merrick¹s head was so massive and unweildy that he had to sleep with it resting on his knees, and when he laid his head down, "the massive skull was inclined to drop backwards" (Treves, 1923, 36), causing him to feel as though he were suffocating.
		Joseph Merrick¹s pathology resembles each of the individuals who have been diagnosed with Proteus, but because he managed to survive until the age of 29 without treatment beyond some simple excisions, the condition was able to progress to such a state as to render him nearly unidentifiable as a human.
		Merrick had had a disease of the hip when he was a child that essentially obliterated his left acetabulum and femoral head and forced him to rely on a cane for the rest of his life.
	evergreen.27names.org /academia/elephant.txt (2808 words)

	Sir Frederick Treves (www.whonamedit.com)
		Merrick is better known as the Elephant Man. Joseph Carey Merrick was a disfigured person who, after a brief career as a professional "freak," became the best-known resident patient of London Hospital from 1886 until his death.
		Joseph Carey Merrick was born at 50, Lee Street, Leicester, the son of Joseph Rockley Merrick and his wife Mary Jane, née Potterton.
		Joseph Carey Merrick’s remains were cast in plaster, specimens were taken, and the body was dissected by Frederick Treves.
	www.whonamedit.com /doctor.cfm/475.html (2408 words)

	LAURENT PETITGIRARD, french composer and conductor : Elephant Man
		Joseph Carey Merrick died at the age of 27 and it is almost certain he committed suicide.
		Joseph Merrick is shown to doctors in a kind of conference-spectacle for the Pathological Society.
		Joseph Merrick the Elephant Man was premiered on 7 February 2002 at the State Opera House, Prague, for a total of 6 performances.
	www.petitgirard.com /uk/elephant.html (946 words)

	Introducing...Joseph Merrick AKA The Elephant Man
		Joseph Merrick was born in my home town of Leicester on August 5th, 1862.
		Even when Joseph's father remarried, it was to a woman who saw Joseph as an embarrassment and who eventually told Joseph's dad, "It's either him or me." Joseph was forced to work selling shoe-fl on the streets, a chore that left him an open target for scores of children who teased him for amusement.
		Joseph had pride that far outweighed his deformity; he could write, speak well and read, which was very rare among the poorer classes of the 19th century.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/KBH/111150 (465 words)

	Joseph Carey Merrick Tribute Web Site
		The Royal London Hospital is not Joseph Merrick, and Joseph Merrick is not the Royal London Hospital.
		As far as the step-mother was concerned, Joseph was just an embarrassment and inconvenience and she finally gave her husband the ultimatum of, "it's either him or me".
		Joseph was unable to mingle in finer circles because of his appearance.
	www.jsitton.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /elephantman/elephant_man.htm (2719 words)

	kartooner.com » Merrick’s Elephant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Joseph Carey Merrick, famously known as the Elephant Man, always intrigued me after seeing the film of the same name starring Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt (as the Elephant Man).
		Recent study of Merrick’s skeleton and documented photos have determined that Merrick suffered from an extreme case of Proteus syndrome, to the point where the hat he wore was reportedly measured three feet in circumference.
		In the end, Joseph’s dying wish was to fit in with society, to blend in with the population to the point where he was just another human being instead of being shunned as a freak of nature or an obtrocity of man, as he was described by those who refused to understand his circumstances.
	www.kartooner.com /archives/2004/12/08/merricks-elephant (1083 words)

	Direct Textbooks Price Comparison for ISBN 0749005165: The True History of the Elephant Man (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Joseph Carey Merrick, born in England on August 5, 1952, is better known as The Elephant Man. Through horrible physical deformities which were almost impossible to describe, he spent much of his life exhibited as a fairground freak until even nineteenth-century sensibilities could take no more.
		To Treves' surprise, he discovered during the course of their friendship that lurking beneath the mass of Merrick's corrupting flesh lived a spirit that was as courageous as it had been tortured, and a nature as gentle and dignified as it had been deprived and tormented.
		Joseph was a hero on so many levels something that a clear theme throughout the book and it leaves little doubt in my mind why his memory is so enduring even today.
	www.directtextbook.com /price.php?p=prices&q=0749005165&shippingtime=5 (1354 words)

	Today in Technology History - Aug 5
		On August 5, 1862, Joseph Carey Merrick was born in Leicester, England.
		Merrick died in 1890, at the age of twenty-seven.
		Merrick's symptoms conform with those of Proteus syndrome, and recent studies performed on his preserved skeleton confirm that diagnosis.
	www.tecsoc.org /pubs/history/2002/aug5.htm (416 words)

	Arlington Street Church - Sermons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Joseph Carey Merrick died in 1890 at the age of 27.
		One hundred years after his death, Joseph Merrick's disease was diagnosed as Proteus syndrome—one of fewer than one hundred recorded cases to this day.
		At 22, Joseph Merrick was invited to live there, and given a bedroom, sitting room, and bathroom.
	www.ascboston.org /worship/text/020428.html (1340 words)

	The Chronicle - ‘Elephant Man’ storms Mondanaro
		Many are familiar with that pained utterance from John Hurt as John Merrick in the 1980 movie “The Elephant Man.” However, Hurt had the benefit of prosthetic devices to convey the disfigurement that was Merrick’s curse.
		Joseph Carey Merrick (called John in the play and movie), born Aug. 5, 1862, did not live a charmed life in Victorian England, thanks to physical deformities later identified as Proteus syndrome, a congenital disorder that causes atypical growth of the bones and skin.
		The doctor’s role as a physician at London Hospital enabled Merrick to be given a permanent home at the hospital, where he was treated as a sort of celebrity and reportedly became a favorite of Queen Victoria.
	www.thecampuschronicle.com /features/articles/060612e.cfm (930 words)

	Leicester Chronicler - Joseph Carey Merrick
		In truth, like so many others of their class, Mary and Joseph Merrick faced a constant struggle to look after their young family, and lost that struggle to the sheer harsh realities of life in Victorian England.
		Joseph’s father could not increase his earnings to fill the void and look after his two young children as well.
		It was in the twenty-fifth year of Queen Victoria's reign that Mary and Joseph Merrick celebrated the birth of their first-born son.
	www.leicesterchronicler.com /merrick.htm (1012 words)

	merrick
		Nato a Leicester da Mary Jane Merrick, ebbe un fratello e una sorella entrambi più giovani di lui...
		Merrick Pet Care is a family-owned business that began in the mid-1980s with one goal in mind: to produce the finest quality pet foods and treats possible.
		Lou Merrick is in possession of flmailing evidence which is handy for the Syndicate to use against government...
	www.acparma.it /ujlstdm/tlbmth/merrick.php (385 words)

	Trivia for The Elephant Man (1980) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Merrick's condition was undiagnosed at the time of his death.
		Merrick was born in Leicester, England on August 5, 1862, and died in the Royal London Hospital on April 11, 1890, at the age of 27.
		Merrick's surviving correspondence shows he signed his name as Joseph, and contemporary newspaper articles about his case refer to him by his correct name.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0080678/trivia (787 words)

	Amazon.com: The Elephant Man: Books: Frederick Drimmer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Grade 7 Up Joseph Merrick, who lived in England from 1862 to 1890, was afflicted by tumors of fibrous tissue which made him grossly deformed.
		Traces the history of Joseph Merrick, called the Elephant Man because of a deformity, from his birth in central England to his death in a London hospital in 1890.
		Merrick's humanity and that of his doctor, Frederick Treves, and his other friends shines through brightly, yet the evils present in British Victorian society are not underplayed.
	www.amazon.com /Elephant-Man-Frederick-Drimmer/dp/0399212620 (1146 words)

	The Elephant Man quiz -- free game
		By age fifteen Merrick was living in the streets of London "hawking haberdashery" in order to make a living.
		Joseph Merrick met many socialites, actors and members of the royal family during his stay at The London Hospital.
		A short time after the visit Merrick received a package from Marlborough House, the official royal residence.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=154649 (212 words)

	Leicester Chronicler- The Hippodrome
		It was to Sam Torr that the young Joseph Carey Merrick - the Elephant Man - wrote from the Leicester Workhouse in 1884, suggesting that he might use his appalling disfigurement to some monetary advantage on the stage.
		Merrick had been born just yards away from the theatre at 50 Lee Street.
		After visiting Merrick in the workhouse, Torr agreed to his request and set up a group of four theatrical businessmen to develop Merrick's `career', although there is no firm evidence that Merrick ever appeared on the stage in Wharf Street.
	www.leicesterchronicler.com /hippodrome.htm (682 words)

	Leicester City Council - Joseph Carey Merrick
		Joseph Carey Merrick, otherwise known as the 'Elephant Man', was born in Leicester in 1862, and died on 11 April 1890, and it is believed he suffered from Proteus Syndrome.
		A private Commemorative Plaque to Joseph Merrick was unveiled by the Lord Mayor of Leicester on 15 May 2004, at the former 'Music Hall' on Wharf Street, where he is believed to have performed.
		Much more information about Joseph Merrick can be found on the website http://www.josephmerrick.com/.
	www.leicester.gov.uk /index.asp?pgid=32251&menu=off (110 words)

	The Elephant Man - The Theatre of Western Springs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Pomerance also discusses how any attempt to portray John Merrick as he actually was in appearance and with all his impairments (which made it extremely difficult for him to communicate at any level) would detract from the story, distract the audience, and be self-defeating to his efforts.
		As you may already be aware, Joseph Carey Merrick, also known as the Elephant Man, was a 19th-century Englishman who suffered disfigurement from what is now believed to have been two separate diseases, Proteus Syndrome and Neuro-fibromatosis (NF1).
		This foundation is producing a documentary of Joseph's life: the man, the illness, and his passions, including certain aspects not previously emphasized in prior unrelated documentaries, for example, Joseph's holidays to the countryside, his great love of nature, his childlike innocence, the letter to Miss Maturin and his time in the Leicester Workhouse.
	www.twsonline.net /ElephantMan/ElephantMan.htm (1344 words)

	Amazon.com: The true history of the Elephant Man: Books: Michael Howell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Roughly a century later, Merrick again caught the public eye when his story was brought to film and Broadway.
		Reading this book made me cry and empathize with Joseph Carey Merrick for his condition and the ostractize he received from the world based on his looks and not his soul.
		Joseph Carey Merrick was the real Elephant Man not a fictional character.
	www.amazon.com /true-history-Elephant-Man/dp/0850313538 (1875 words)

	Skaffe.com Directory \| John Merrick: The Elephant Man
		Joseph Carey Merrick: Tribute Website - Offers a wealth of information on The Elephant Man. Includes photos, medical resources, a poll, related books and links.
		Enigma: The Elephant Man's Mistaken Identity - An article showing that Joseph Merrick's condition was wrongly diagnosed.
		Who Was The Elephant Man? - A brief article on John "Joseph" Merrick.
	lite.skaffe.com /viewCat/75643 (120 words)

	Merrick, Joseph (John)
		joseph merrick (the elephant man) with the syndrome.
		although based on the life of joseph carey merrick, the elephant man, is more a hammer...
		mistake deliberate "mistake": joseph (john) merrick's speech was never as...
	www.celebrityaz.com /1906_Merrick_Joseph_John.html (398 words)

	The City of Absurdity: David Lynch's The Elephant Man
		Mid 1882: Joseph Merrick undergoes surgery at Leicester Hospital to remove fleshy (trunk-like) protuberance from upper lip.
		June-July, 1886: Joseph Merrick admitted to London Hospital to be treated for exhaustion, malnutrition and bronchitis.
		April 1890: Joseph Merrick's remains are cast in plaster, specimens are taken, and the body is dissected by Dr. Frederick Treves.
	www.geocities.com /Hollywood/2093/elephantman/merrick.html (719 words)

	Joseph Merrick (Elephant Man) Awareness Store : CafePress.com
		This store has been set up with the aim of furthering interest and increasing public awareness into Proteus Syndrome, the disease from which Joseph is believed to have suffered and eventually died.
		If just one person stops to ask you, "who was Joseph Merrick, tell me about him", your t-shirt or other item would be worth its weight in gold.
		His courage, compassion and great love of humanity will continue to be a source of great inspiration to millions around the world.
	www.cafepress.com /josephmerrick (141 words)

	eMedicine - Neurofibromatosis : Article Excerpt by: Alvin H Crawford, MD, FACS
		However, in 1882, von Recklinghausen was the first person to associate the origin of this disorder to tumors arising from cells of the nerve sheaths.
		Historically, neurofibromatosis is well known because of "the elephant man," Joseph Carey Merrick, who was a medical curiosity in London in the 1880s.
		His disfiguring deformity of the head and extremity involvement and his vertebral deformities made him well known, and these deformities were described later in a play, a film, and several books.
	www.emedicine.com /orthoped/byname/neurofibromatosis.htm (584 words)

	Leicester City Council - William Carey
		William Carey was for some years Minister of Harvey Lane Baptist Chapel in Leicester, moving there from Moulton in Northamptonshire in 1789.
		In 1793 he left Harvey Lane to become a missionary in India, where he devoted much of the rest of his life to translations of the Scriptures, translating the Bible into six languages and the New Testament into thirty three.
		The chapel in Harvey Lane was destroyed by fire in 1921, and the nearby cottage in which Carey lived was demolished in 1968 to make way for the Central Ring Road.
	www.leicester.gov.uk /index.asp?pgid=15672&menu=off (193 words)

	The Elephant Man
		Merrick is released from his sideshow keeper, Ross, played by Bernie Schuneman, once Ross realizes that Merrick’s deformity is putting a halt on Ross’s income.
		Merrick then ends up on the hands of London Hospital’s eccentric and highly societal figure, Frederick Treves, played by Gavin Wilson.
		On top of being be able to deliver a difficult and powerful performance, the actor who portrays Merrick wears no make-up and is forced to contort his body and maneuver the stage for two hours in that fashion, leaving the audience to use their imagination, picturing Merrick and the way he was.
	www.keyboardstudio.com /elephant_man.htm (571 words)

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