The Elephant Man (film) me hate acting." Because of the strain on the actor, he worked alternate days. Lynch originally wanted Jack Nance for the title character. "But it just wasn't in the cards," Lynch says; the role went to John Hurt after Brooks, Lynch and Sanger saw his performance in "The Naked Civil Servant" as Quentin Crisp. Lynch bookended the film with surrealist sequences centered around Merrick's mother and her death. Lynch used Samuel Barber’s "Adagio for Strings" to underline the end of the film and Merrick's own death. The film's composer, John Morris, argued against using the music, stating that "this piece
The Bashful Elephant "Babes in Toyland". Later, it was a companion feature with Disney's 1962 film, "In Search of the Castaways". A review in "Daily Variety" of February 9, 1962, suggested removing a scene involving a principal character's infidelity to her boyfriend, as it was unsuitable for juvenile audiences. Dorrell and Stuart McGowan's sister, Roxana (1897–1976), was an actress who married twice, both to film directors, first Albert Ray, then John Malcolm Stahl. Ronald Stein composed the music and wrote the lyrics, which were sung by Raffaela. The Bashful Elephant The Bashful Elephant is a 1961 35 mm black & white feature film