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Actually Merrick wrote his autobiography in 1884. After spending four years in the Leicester Union Workhouse, he was able to sign on with a showman named Sam Torr and tour professionally as "The Elephant Man." It was a lucrative career and he was treated well until public complaints of indecency shut down the shows in 1886.
Mae Stroshane
JosephCareyMerrick.com
by maestroshane on May 2nd, 2010