The pair married in Dublin and began a nine-year drinking binge. Mary was just 23 when Christy met her at Sean's flat and heįell in love with her, instantly bombarding her with letters before she

Was possibly responsible for manslaughter.' She wrote: 'There were those close to Christy who believed herĪlcoholism and neglect contributed to his rapid decline, even that she Hambleton claimed many of those close to the author, played byĭaniel Day-Lewis in the 1989 film, felt Mary was unsuitable and someīelieve she was responsible for his death.

He even stayed with her and husband Deac in Long Island with theĬouple keeping their relationship secret for years.īut she was devastated when he told her he had met someone new. Of My Left Foot and a friendship soon turned to a love affair. She had met Christy after writing to him following the publication The couple then married in 1972 with Christy dumping New Yorker She wanted him well away from his family. In the book family member Sean Brown tells how Mary was living withĪ female lover when he introduced her to Christy.īut Sean said: 'She alienated him by moving him to Kerry and On the cerebral palsy sufferer who gained worldwide recognition for his The author's bizarre love life, which saw him have a 10-yearĪffair with a married woman then dump her to marry an alcoholic, hasĬhristy Brown by Georgina Louise Hambleton is the first biography Just 49 - and the new biography suggests Mary may have beaten him in the He finally died choking on a dinner of lamb chops and potatoes aged His final years in an alcoholic haze, hidden away from family andįriends by his lesbian prostitute wife Mary. IN the movie My Left Foot author Christy Brown married a nurse andīut the truth was allegedly very different. APA style: CHRISTY'S UNHAPPY ENDING Disabled author was beaten by his lesbian prostitute wife He choked to death on lamb chops and potatoes aged 49.CHRISTY'S UNHAPPY ENDING Disabled author was beaten by his lesbian prostitute wife He choked to death on lamb chops and potatoes aged 49.' Retrieved from

MLA style: 'CHRISTY'S UNHAPPY ENDING Disabled author was beaten by his lesbian prostitute wife He choked to death on lamb chops and potatoes aged 49.' The Free Library.

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