Bob Melvin(1920-1995)
- Actor
Robert Owen 'Bob' Melvin, the Man with Two Faces, was born in
Lancaster, Missouri in 1920 and died in 1995. He was also called 'The
Modern-Day Elephant Man'. He appeared in several movies, including the
documentary Being Different in 1980 and the schlock horror The Sentinel
in 1977. Doctors examined Bob but were unable to find a diagnosis for
his deformity; Bob said it was simply "god's sense of humor". Towards
the end of his life, he was found to have neurofibromatosis, a disorder
that causes the spontaneous growth of fibrous tumors. Manifestations of
NF differ greatly from patient to patient; some simply have
hyper-pigmented or "cafe au lait" spots, while others, such as Grace
McDaniels, are greatly deformed. Bob Melvin was a friendly,
church-going man, beloved by all who knew him in his hometown of
Lancaster. He was married and had a daughter and a
granddaughter.
