Christy Brown
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 43 years ago |
Date of birth | June 5,1932 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Crumlin |
Dublin | |
Ireland | |
Date of died | September 7,1981 |
Died | Somerset |
United Kingdom | |
Artworks | Garage in the snow |
Sailboats on a river | |
Siblings | Peter Brown |
Eamon Brown | |
Sean Brown | |
Francis Brown | |
Job | Painter |
Poet | |
Spouse | Mary Carr |
Movies/Shows | My Left Foot |
Parents | Bridget Brown |
Works | Garage in the snow |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 460783 |
My Left Foot
Down All the Days
A shadow on summer
Come softly to my wake
Wild grow the lilies
A promising career
Of snails and skylarks
Collected Poems
Christy Brown's My Left Foot
Background Music: Poems
Christy Brown
The Childhood Story of Christy Brown (previously Entitled My Left Foot)
Of Snails and Skylarks P/B Brown
Down All the Days
A shadow on summer
Come softly to my wake
Wild grow the lilies
A promising career
Of snails and skylarks
Collected Poems
Christy Brown's My Left Foot
Background Music: Poems
Christy Brown
The Childhood Story of Christy Brown (previously Entitled My Left Foot)
Of Snails and Skylarks P/B Brown
Academy Award for Best Actor
Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
London Film Critics' Circle Award for Actor of the Year
David di Donatello for Best Foreign Producer
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
London Film Critics' Circle Award for Actor of the Year
David di Donatello for Best Foreign Producer
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Christy Brown Life story
Christy Brown was an Irish writer and painter who had cerebral palsy and was able to write or type only with the toes of one foot. His most recognized work is his autobiography, titled My Left Foot. It was later made into a 1989 Academy Award-winning film of the same name, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Brown.