The play is about the cruelty Merrick endures as the sideshow freak dubbed “Elephant Man,” and the compassion he receives from the more open-hearted souls in his orbit. “The Elephant Man” won the Tony ...

"The Elephant Man," about a severely deformed man in Victorian London, was nominated for eight Academy Awards in 1981. Although it failed to win an Oscar, it launched Lynch into the mainstream.

Tucker was hurriedly hired, with five weeks to design the inimitable appearance of the elephant man, and took Merrick’s skeleton out of the London Hospital Museum in order to study it.

Set in Victorian London, The Elephant Man is a compelling drama which explores the heights and depths of human emotion through the true story of the famous historical figure, John Merrick.

In honour of his peerless contribution, here are Lynch’s six essential works: ...

The director David Lynch, who died last week at 78, was a master of surreal cinema, known for the dreamlike quality of films ...

I am not an animal. I am a human being. I am a man,” John Hurt screams late in The Elephant Man while being chased by a mob.