Christy Brown | |
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Born | Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland | 5 June 1932
Died | 7 September 1981 Parbrook, Somerset, England | (aged 49)
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]