Production was delayed by Lynch’s insistence that he alone could build the Elephant Man’s makeup. He spent weeks working on a giant mask that was ultimately too ill-fitting and crude ...

"So, years ago, on the ‘Elephant Man,' they used foam latex ... In addition, there was the mask that Edward wears, a ...

Adam Pearson, who starred in "A Different Man," is set to play Joseph Merrick in a new film adaptation of the play "The ...

The notorious "elephant man" may have suffered from two rare disorders ... "Whether he had NF1, we cannot tell. Photographs and his death mask would suggest he had some of the features. I don't know." ...

Last week, the Brattle Theatre screened David Lynch’s “The Elephant Man.” Released in 1980, the Victorian drama tells the story of real-life Joseph Merrick (renamed “John” in the film ...

The IFC Center is mounting a revival of David Lynch’s “The Elephant Man” (1980) on the occasion of its recent 4K restoration — but also, one feels, as a nod to its director, who died earlier this year ...

‘The Elephant Man’©Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection ... In addition, there was the mask that Edward wears, a variation of the prosthetic with some of the features moved around that ...