Frederick Drimmer

Frederick Drimmer

Frederick Drimmer (August 7, 1916 – December 24, 2000) is the author of "The Elephant Man", a book about Joseph Merrick, who suffered from Proteus Syndrome. He is also the author of "Very Special People", about famous sideshow people and the deformed, and "Until You are Dead...", concerning the history of executions in the United States.

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* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9503E7DC153AF93BA35752C0A9679C8B63 Frederick Drimmer's obituary at the New York Times]


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