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- Treves was from a medical family; his father was a physician and his great uncle was Frederick Treves, the surgeon who became famous for discovering Joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man". In the David Lynch film The Elephant Man, the surgeon is played by Anthony Hopkins and Treves himself appeared in the character of Alderman.
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Treves is one of the main characters in The Elephant Man, Bernard Pomerance's 1977 play about Joseph Merrick's life, as well as David Lynch's 1980 film, in which he was portrayed by Anthony Hopkins. In that film, the English actor Frederick Treves, Sir Frederick's great-nephew, plays an alderman.
Sep 6, 2024 · In the second, even more potent scene, Mrs. Kendal strips for the Elephant Man. He is awestruck; Treves, who enters suddenly, is shocked; the audience is profoundly moved.
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.
Aug 1, 2024 · While Merrick was being exhibited in a freak show, he came to the attention of a London physician, Frederick Treves. A letter seeking a place for him to stay was published in a newspaper, and this brought him to the attention of London society, which responded with generosity.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Frederick Treves, a surgeon at the London Hospital, finds John Merrick in a Victorian freak show in London's East End, where he is kept by Mr. Bytes, the brutish ringmaster. His head is kept hooded, and his "owner", who views him as intellectually disabled, is paid by Treves to bring him to the hospital for examination.
The play is based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (renamed John in the play, aside from a nod to Merrick’s real name in the last scene), drawn from the details written in Frederick Treves’s The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences (1923).
Mar 16, 2024 · After Merrick’s death, Dr. Treves wrote a memoir about their time together in which he erroneously calls him “John Merrick” titled The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences. According to the BBC , Merrick’s skeleton was preserved at the Royal London Hospital as a scientific specimen.
