Irish artist and writer Christy Brown, who was born in Dublin on June 5, 1932, is remembered by many people as the character played by Daniel Day-Lewis in the Oscar-winning film "My Left Foot." But Christy Brown , the writer, and painter deserves closer inspection than a film can allow. The complexities of his life, together with his struggle to be understood – and taken seriously – have only recently come to light, although they underpin everything he created. Christy Brown was born with cerebral palsy.

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