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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Author
gptkb:Person gptkb:Celtic_mythology gptkb:autobiography |
| gptkbp:adaptation |
gptkb:My_Left_Foot_(film)
My Left Foot (play) |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
Dublin literary scene
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:My_Left_Foot
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| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Katherine_Mansfield_Menton_Fellowship
gptkb:Irish_Book_Award Oscar for Best Actor Literary Award from the Irish Academy of Letters |
| gptkbp:biography |
gptkb:My_Left_Foot
gptkb:Christy_Brown:_The_Life_and_Times Christy Brown: The Life and Times of a Disabled Writer |
| gptkbp:birth_date |
1932-06-05
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| gptkbp:birth_place |
gptkb:Dublin
gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland |
| gptkbp:born |
June 5, 1932
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| gptkbp:born_in |
gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
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| gptkbp:burial_place |
gptkb:Deansgrange_Cemetery
Mount Jerome Cemetery |
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:5
gptkb:Cathy_Brown gptkb:Ciaran_Brown Catherine Brown |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Irish culture
Disability rights movement |
| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
Representation of disability in media
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| gptkbp:death_date |
1981-09-07
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| gptkbp:death_place |
gptkb:Dublin
|
| gptkbp:diagnosis |
Cerebral Palsy
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| gptkbp:died |
September 7, 1981
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| gptkbp:died_on |
July 7, 1981
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:National_College_of_Art_and_Design
self-taught |
| gptkbp:ethnicity |
Irish
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| gptkbp:family |
gptkb:Brown_family
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| gptkbp:famous_for |
overcoming adversity
artistic talent autobiographical writing advocacy for disabled people His unique writing style overcoming disability Writing with his foot |
| gptkbp:famous_quote |
" I can do anything I want to do."
“ I am a writer, and I am a painter.” “ I can’t do it, but I can do it.” " I am a man who has lived." " I am a writer, and I am a painter." " I am not a cripple, I am a person." " I have a mind that can think." |
| gptkbp:film_technique |
My Left Foot (1989)
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:autobiography
gptkb:memoir |
| gptkbp:has_family |
gptkb:Patricia_Brown
gptkb:Brendan_Brown gptkb:Charles_Brown gptkb:Mary_Brown Catherine Brown Geraldine Brown Rose Brown |
| gptkbp:has_legacy |
Disability rights advocacy
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| gptkbp:hobbies |
gptkb:painting
gptkb:drawing gptkb:music reading writing |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Christy Brown
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Helen_Keller
gptkb:J._K._Rowling gptkb:Celtic_mythology gptkb:Stephen_Hawking gptkb:disability_rights_movement Irish culture Contemporary writers Irish cinema biographical films autobiographical writing Social attitudes towards disability Contemporary Irish writers Literature on disability Advocacy for disabled rights literature on disability disability representation in media disabled rights movement Artistic community in Ireland Artistic expression of disabilities Cultural discussions on disability Disability representation in film Literary studies on disability. Public perception of disabled individuals Writers with disabilities |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Samuel_Beckett gptkb:William_Butler_Yeats |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
People with disabilities
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| gptkbp:inspired |
gptkb:theater_productions
biographical films |
| gptkbp:is_a_member_of |
Irish literary canon
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| gptkbp:is_a_subject_of |
gptkb:Film_adaptations
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| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
gptkb:Celtic_mythology
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| gptkbp:is_featured_in |
Documentaries about disability
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| gptkbp:is_known_for |
Autobiographical writing
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| gptkbp:is_portrayed_as |
gptkb:Daniel_Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis in ' My Left Foot' |
| gptkbp:is_remembered_for |
Overcoming disability
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| gptkbp:known_for |
gptkb:My_Left_Foot
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:legacy |
inspiration for artists
symbol of resilience influence on literature inspiration for filmmakers Symbol of resilience impact on film industry inspiration for writers advocate for disability rights subject of documentaries Cultural icon in Ireland Subject of documentaries Inspiration for disabled artists subject of academic studies Advocate for disability awareness subject of biographies influence on theater Advocacy for disabled rights influence on visual arts subject of plays advocacy for disabled rights inspiration for people with disabilities cultural icon in Ireland influence on education for disabled inspiration for disabled artists influential figure in Irish literature Inspiration for disabled individuals Impact on Irish literature Influence on film adaptations of disabled lives Recognition in arts and literature |
| gptkbp:literary_movement |
gptkb:Postmodernism
Irish Modernism |
| gptkbp:nationality |
Irish
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| gptkbp:notable_achievement |
First person with cerebral palsy to publish a book.
First person with cerebral palsy to publish a book |
| gptkbp:notable_work |
gptkb:The_Dance_of_the_Happy_Shades
gptkb:The_Letter gptkb:The_Collected_Poems_of_Christy_Brown gptkb:The_Life_of_Christy_Brown gptkb:My_Left_Foot gptkb:The_Letter_to_My_Daughter gptkb:A_Shadow_on_Summer gptkb:Down_All_the_Days |
| gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:painter
gptkb:Artist gptkb:Writer |
| gptkbp:place_of_birth |
gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
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| gptkbp:place_of_death |
gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
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| gptkbp:portrayed_by |
gptkb:Daniel_Day-Lewis
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| gptkbp:portrayed_in |
gptkb:My_Left_Foot_(film)
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| gptkbp:public_speaking |
gptkb:True
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| gptkbp:received |
Literary awards
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| gptkbp:recognized_by |
gptkb:Irish_government
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| gptkbp:sibling |
gptkb:11
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| gptkbp:spouse |
Mary Carr
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| gptkbp:team |
gptkb:Palkia
gptkb:Cerebral_palsy Cerebral Palsy |
| gptkbp:was_a_painter |
gptkb:True
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| gptkbp:was_educated_at |
gptkb:National_School_in_Dublin
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| gptkbp:wrote |
gptkb:The_Man_Who_Died
gptkb:The_Man_Who_Wasn't_There gptkb:My_Left_Foot:_The_Story_of_My_Life gptkb:The_Man_Who_Knew_Too_Much gptkb:The_Life_of_Christy_Brown gptkb:poetry gptkb:My_Left_Foot gptkb:The_Man_Who_Knew_Too_Much_Again gptkb:The_Man_Who_Wasn't_There_Again gptkb:The_Letter_to_My_Daughter gptkb:novels gptkb:A_Shadow_on_Summer gptkb:Down_All_the_Days gptkb:The_Collected_Works_of_Christy_Brown autobiographies The Brown Family The Unseen Hand The Man Who Wasn't There Yet Again The Man Who Knew Too Much Yet Again The Last of the Brown Family The Man Who Knew Too Much For the Final Time The Man Who Knew Too Much For the Last Time The Man Who Knew Too Much For the Ultimate Time The Man Who Knew Too Much Once More The Man Who Wasn't There For the Final Time The Man Who Wasn't There For the Last Time The Man Who Wasn't There For the Ultimate Time The Man Who Wasn't There Once More The Man Who Knew Too Much For the Last Ultimate Time The Man Who Wasn't There For the Last Ultimate Time |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Daniel_Day-Lewis
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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