The cover of the film My Left Foot, which was based on Brown's life

Christy Brown (June 5, 1932 - September 6, 1981) was an Irish author, painter and poet, born in Crumlin, Dublin. One of thirteen surviving children, he suffered from cerebral palsy and was considered mentally disabled until he famously snatched a piece of chalk from his sister with his left foot. File links The following pages link to this file: My Left Foot (movie) Christy Brown ... File links The following pages link to this file: My Left Foot (movie) Christy Brown ... My Left Foot can refer to: My Left Foot is a book. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ... A painter is a person who paints woodwork, walls, etc. ... Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ... Cerebral palsy or CP is a group of permanent disorders associated with developmental brain injuries that occur during fetal development, birth, or shortly after birth. ...

His autobiography, My Left Foot, was later expanded into the novel Down All The Days, and became an international best seller, being translated into fourteen languages. There followed other novels including A Shadow on Summer. He also published a number of poetry collections including Come Softly to My Wake (published in America as Poems of Christy Brown). My Left Foot is the autobiography of Christy Brown who was born on June 5, 1932, in Dublin in poor conditions. ...

With his wife, Mary Carr (married October 5, 1972), he settled in Ballyheigue, County Kerry, and also in Parbrook, Somerset, UK, where he died at the age of 49. October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...

My Left Foot was filmed by Jim Sheridan in 1989 with a screenplay by Shane Connaughton. Daniel Day-Lewis starred as Christy while Brenda Fricker played the role of his mother. DVD cover of My Left Foot My Left Foot, by Christy Brown, is a 1989 autobiographical film which tells the story of Christy Brown, an Irishman born with cerebral palsy, who can only move his left foot. ... Jim Sheridan (born February 9, 1949) is a film director who was born in Dublin, Ireland, and educated by the Irish Christian Brothers. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born April 29, 1957) is a British actor. ... Brenda Fricker (born February 17, 1945 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish actress. ...