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Christy Brown

(1932-1981)

Synopsis

Writer and poet Christy Brown was born in Ireland on June 5, 1932, suffering from cerebral palsy and near total paralysis; his left foot was the only part of his body not affected by paralysis. Brown's autobiography, My Left Foot, was expanded into a novel that became an international best-seller. Two lesser-known novels followed, as well as three books of poetry. Seven years after his death, on September 7, 1981, in England, Brown's autobiography was adapted for the big screen.

Early Life

Christy Brown was born on June 5, 1932, in Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland, the 10th of 22 children born to a bricklayer and his wife. When Brown was an infant, it was discovered that he suffered from cerebral palsy and was almost completely paralyzed; his left foot was the only part of his body not affected by paralysis. Brown was considered mentally disabled by doctors, but his mother taught him how to read and write.

'Down All The Days' and Other Novels

As a teenager, Christy Brown painted habitually and read frequently, mostly 19th century and early 2

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Christy Brown is an Irish writer and artist, who was born with cerebral palsy and could only write and paint with the fingers of his left foot. His most recognized work is an autobiography called “My Left Foot” which was later as made into a 1989 film of the same name (Academy Award winner).

Born: June 5, 1932
Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
Author, Poet

Christie Brown was born in the family of Irish workers at Rotunda Hospital in Dublin on June, 1932. After his birth, the doctors discovered that the newborn had a severe form of cerebral palsy – a neurological disease that causes the spasticity of all limbs. Despite the doctors’ advice to send the child to a rehabilitation facility, Christie’s parents decided not to listen to it and to raise their child on their own alongside with the rest of their children. In Christie’s teenage years, a social worker named Katriona Delahunt learned about the kid’s story and began to regularly visit his family, bringing him new books and paints.

Years later, Christie expressed strong interest in art and literature. He showed extra

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Christy Brown

Irish writer and painter (1932–1981)

Christy Brown
Born	(1932-06-05)5 June 1932 Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
Died	7 September 1981(1981-09-07) (aged 49) Parbrook, Somerset, England
Occupation	Novelist, painter, poet
Nationality	Irish
Period	1954–1981

Christy Brown (5 June 1932 – 7 September 1981) was an Irish writer and painter whose cerebral palsy allowed him to write or type only with the toes of one foot. His most recognized work is his autobiography, titled My Left Foot (1954). It was later made into a 1989 Academy Award-winning film of the same name, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Brown.^[1]

Life

Brown was born into a working-class Irish family at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin in June 1932.^[2] His parents were Bridget Fagan^[3] (1901–1968) and Patrick Brown (died 1955). He had twenty-one siblings, nine of whom died in infancy.^[3] He was born with severe cerebral palsy,^[3] so that he was almost entirely spastic in his limbs. Though urged to commit him to a hospital, Bro