Christy Brown

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Poet
gptkbp:adaptation My Left Foot (film)
gptkbp:artMovement gptkb:Irish_literature
gptkbp:awards Oscar_for_Best_Actor_(Daniel_Day-Lewis)
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
gptkbp:born June 5, 1932
gptkbp:children 5
gptkbp:community_service cerebral palsy
gptkbp:died September 7, 1981
gptkbp:education gptkb:National_College_of_Art_and_Design
gptkbp:famousFor autobiographical writing
writing about his life with cerebral palsy
gptkbp:genre autobiography
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Christy Brown
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Irish_literature
gptkb:Irish_cinema
gptkb:Irish_nationalism
cultural studies
literary criticism
contemporary authors
social justice movements
autobiographical narratives
disability rights movement
disability awareness
biographical films
literary adaptations
memoir writing
disability activism
disability literature
cultural identity discussions
disability representation in media
film adaptations of books
cultural representation in literature
artistic expression in disability
autobiographical films
Irish_culture
Irish_cultural_heritage
Irish_storytelling
Irish_playwrights
Irish_autobiographers
Irish_history_discussions
Irish_identity_discussions
Irish_memoirists
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkbp:knownFor My Left Foot
gptkbp:nationality Irish
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Life_of_Christy_Brown
A Shadow on Summer
Down All the Days
The Letter
My Left Foot: The Story of My Life
gptkbp:occupation writer
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:Daniel_Day-Lewis
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:The_Life_of_Christy_Brown
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
gptkbp:sibling 11
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Carr