21-566: Christie can refer to: People [ edit ] Christie (given name) Christie (surname) Clan Christie Other uses [ edit ] Christie's , the auction house Christie, the Canadian division of Nabisco Christie (TTC) , subway station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Christie (company) , a digital projection company Christie (band) , UK rock band The Christie ,
42-671: A cancer hospital in Manchester, England Christie Hotel , a historic building in Hollywood, California Christie Realty Building , a historic former hotel in Hollywood, California Christie suspension , vehicle (tank) suspension system invented by U.S. engineer Walter Christie Christie Organ , a brand of theatre pipe organ Christie (Dead or Alive) , a video game character in Dead or Alive series See also [ edit ] Christy (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
63-475: A friend. Brown's health deteriorated after marrying Carr. He became mainly a recluse in his last years, which is thought to be a direct result of Carr's influence and perhaps abusive nature. Brown died at the age of 49 after choking during dinner. His body was found to have significant bruising, which led many to believe that Carr had physically abused him. Further suspicions arose after Georgina Hambleton's biography, The Life That Inspired My Left Foot , revealed
84-545: A party in London. Brown then terminated his affair with Moore and married Carr at the Register Office, Dublin, in 1972. They moved to Stoney Lane, Rathcoole, County Dublin (now site of Lisheen Nursing Home), to Ballyheigue , County Kerry and then to Somerset . He continued to paint, write novels, poetry and plays. His 1974 novel, A Shadow on Summer , was based on his relationship with Moore, whom he still considered
105-433: A prominent celebrity. Upon his return to Ireland, he was able to use proceeds from the sales of his books to design and move into a specially constructed home outside Dublin with his sister's family. Though Brown and Moore had planned to marry and live together at the new home, and though Moore had informed her husband of these plans, it was around this time that Brown began an affair with Englishwoman Mary Carr, whom he met at
126-597: A social worker began to visit regularly, bringing Christy books and painting materials, as he had shown a keen interest in the arts and literature. Christy learned to write and draw with his left leg, the only limb over which he had effective control. Brown quickly matured into a serious artist. Although Brown received almost no formal schooling during his youth, he did attend St Brendan's School-Clinic in Sandymount intermittently. At St Brendan's he came in contact with Robert Collis , an author. Collis discovered that Brown
147-460: A strict working regimen, mostly by denying him alcohol (on which Brown was dependent) until a day's work was completed. The book, titled Down All the Days , was published in 1970 and was inscribed with a dedication to Moore that read, "For Beth, who with such gentle ferocity, finally whipped me into finishing this book..." During this time, Brown's fame continued to spread internationally and he became
168-483: A supposedly more accurate and unhealthy version of their relationship. The book portrays Carr as an abusive alcoholic and habitually unfaithful. In Hambleton's book, she quotes Brown's brother, Sean, as saying: "Christy loved her but it wasn't reciprocated because she wasn't that kind of person. If she loved him like she said she did, she wouldn't have had affairs with both men and women. I feel she took advantage of him in more ways than one." Brown's magnum opus, Down All
189-825: Is a common masculine name there. When used as a personal name in English, it is usually a diminutive form of the personal names Christian , Christopher , etc. (masculine), or Christine , Christina , etc. (feminine). The name "Christie" has been assigned other connotations, such as 'angel', 'cute', 'graceful', 'beautiful', 'lovely', even 'princess'. People with the given name Christy [ edit ] Christy Brown (1932–1981), Irish writer and painter, author of My Left Foot Christy Canyon (born 1966), American actress and radio personality Christy Clark (born 1965), Canadian politician Christy Chung (born 1970), Canadian-Chinese actress Christy Goldsmith Romero , American lawyer, Special Inspector General of
210-680: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Christie (given name) (Redirected from Christie (given name) ) Christie or Christy (with various alternative spellings) is a given name , used in English for females. The name Christie originated from Italy in 1222, and derives from the Greek names Christos (a reference to Christ, literally 'anointed one') and Christiana (meaning 'follower of Christ'). The name Christy appears in Ireland in 1345, and
231-453: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Christy Brown Christy Brown (5 June 1932 – 7 September 1981) was an Irish writer and painter whose cerebral palsy allowed him to write or type only with the toes of one foot. His most recognized work is his autobiography, titled My Left Foot (1954). It was later made into a 1989 Academy Award -winning film of the same name , starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Brown. Brown
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273-406: The Days was an ambitious project drawn largely from a playful expansion of My Left Foot ; it also became an international best-seller, translated into 14 languages. The Irish Times reviewer Bernard Share claimed the work was "the most important Irish novel since Ulysses ." Like James Joyce , Brown employed the stream-of-consciousness technique and sought to document Dublin's culture through
294-709: The Massachusetts gubernatorial election 2006 Christy Moore (born 1945), Irish folk singer-songwriter Christy Nkanu (born 1998), Canadian football player Christy O'Connor Snr (1924–2016), Irish golfer Christy O'Connor Jnr (1948–2016), nephew of Christy Snr, Irish golfer Christy Ren (born 1983), Hong Kong former short track speed skater Olympian Christy Ring (1920–1979), Irish hurler Christy Carlson Romano (born 1984), American actress Christy Turlington (born 1969), American supermodel Christy Anning born in Australia People with
315-2134: The given name Christie [ edit ] Christie Allen (1954–2008), English musician Christie Ambrosi (born 1976), American baseball player Christie Benet (1879–1951), American politician Christie Blatchford (1951–2020), Canadian news reporter Christie Brinkley (born 1954), American model Christie Clark (born 1973), American film actress Christie Cole ( fl. 1990-2000s ), American model Christie Raleigh Crossley (born 1987), American Paralympic swimmer Christie Dawes (born 1980), Australian paraplegic athlete Christie Golden (born 1963), American author Christie Harris (1907–2002), Canadian author Christie Hayes (born 1986), Australian actress Christie Hefner (born 1952), American businesswoman Christie Hennessy (1945–2007), Irish musician Christie Jayaratnam Eliezer (1918–2001), Sri Lankan-born Australian academic Christie Lee Woods (born 1977), American model Christie Pudlas (born 1993), Canadian iconic beauty and nurse Christie Macaluso (born 1945), American Roman Catholic Prelate Christie MacFadyen ( fl. 1980-2000s ), Canadian actress Christie Mjolsness ( fl. 1980-1990s ), Canadian politician and athlete Christie Morris (1882–1971), American cricketer Christie Rampone (born 1975), American soccer player and coach Christie Ricci (born 1982), American wrestler Christie Ridgway ( fl. 1990-2000s ), American author Christie D. Rowe (born 1978), American earthquake geologist Christie Shaner (born 1984), American soccer player Christie Welsh (born 1981), American soccer player Christie Whitman (born 1946), American politician Christie Van Hees (born 1977), Canadian racquetball player Christie Wolf (born 1966), American bodybuilder and model (Christine, also spelled "Christi") See also [ edit ] Christy (disambiguation) Christy (surname) Christie (disambiguation) Christie (surname) Chrystia Freeland [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
336-630: The same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christy_(given_name)&oldid=1259834691 " Categories : Given names Irish masculine given names Masculine given names English feminine given names Feminine given names English-language feminine given names Hidden categories: All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from July 2008 Articles with short description Short description
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378-641: The use of humour, accurate dialects and intricate character description. Down All the Days was followed by a series of other novels, including A Shadow on Summer (1972), Wild Grow the Lilies (1976) and A Promising Career (published posthumously in 1982). He also published three poetry collections: Come Softly to My Wake , Background Music and Of Snails and Skylarks . All the poems are included in The Collected Poems of Christy Brown . A film adaptation of My Left Foot directed by Jim Sheridan
399-882: Was also a natural novelist and, later, Collis helped use his own connections to publish My Left Foot , by then a long-gestating autobiographical account of Brown's struggle with everyday life amidst the vibrant culture of Dublin. When My Left Foot became a literary sensation, one of the many people who wrote letters to Brown was married American woman Beth Moore. Brown and Moore became regular correspondents and, in 1960, Brown holidayed in North America and stayed with Moore at her home in Connecticut . When they met again in 1965 they began an affair. Brown journeyed to Connecticut once more to finish his magnum opus , which he had been developing for years. He finally did so in 1967 with help from Moore, who introduced and administered
420-608: Was born into a working-class Irish family at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin in June 1932. His parents were Bridget Fagan (1901–1968) and Patrick Brown. He had twenty-one siblings, nine of whom died in infancy. He was born with severe cerebral palsy , so that he was almost entirely spastic in his limbs. Though urged to commit him to a hospital, Brown's parents were determined to raise him at home. During Brown's adolescence,
441-409: Was produced in 1989 from a screenplay by Shane Connaughton . Daniel Day-Lewis starred as Brown and Brenda Fricker as his mother; both won Academy Awards for their performances. The film also received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. The Anglo-Irish rock band The Pogues paid tribute to Christy Brown with a song titled "Down All the Days." It
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