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The Elephant Man

1977 play by Bernard Pomerance
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The Elephant Man

Summary

The Elephant Man is a literary work[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Elephant Man authored Bernard Pomerance[3].
  • The Elephant Man's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Elephant Man's Commons category is recorded as The Elephant Man (play)[5].
  • The Elephant Man's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • The Elephant Man's narrative location is recorded as London[7].
  • The Elephant Man's main subject is Joseph Merrick[8].
  • The Elephant Man's date of first performance is recorded as April 19, 1979[9].
  • The Elephant Man's location of first performance is recorded as Hampstead Theatre[10].
  • The Elephant Man's form of creative work is recorded as play[11].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Elephant Man authored Bernard Pomerance[3].

Publication

The Elephant Man's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].

Subject and Themes

The Elephant Man's main subject is Joseph Merrick[8].

Why It Matters

The Elephant Man has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Joseph Merrick literary work London

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Location of first performance → Hampstead Theatre
    Narrative location → London
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