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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).
Jun 1, 2024 · Christy Brown (born June 5, 1932, Dublin, Irish Free State [now in Ireland]—died September 7, 1981, Parbrook, Somerset, England) was an Irish writer who overcame virtually total paralysis to become a successful novelist and poet.
Apr 2, 2014 · 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...
Sep 8, 1981 · Christy Brown, the crippled Irish author who wrote by typing with the little toe of his left foot, choked to death Sunday while having dinner at home in Parbrook, a...
Jun 5, 2024 · Irish artist and writer Christy Brown, who was born in Dublin on June 5, 1932 and died on September 7, 1981, is remembered by many people as the character played by Daniel Day-Lewis in the...
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown is a 1989 biographical comedy-drama film directed by Jim Sheridan (in his director debut) adapted by Sheridan and Shane Connaughton from the 1954 memoir of the same name by Christy Brown.
My Left Foot, memoir written by Irish author Christy Brown (June 5, 1932–September 7, 1981), published in 1954. Begun when he was 18 and published when Brown was 22 years old, My Left Foot is the story of an extraordinary person.
