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O'Brien was the author of several volumes of poetry, including "Breathing," and an autobiography entitled ''How I Became a Human Being: A Disabled Man’s Quest for Independence''.<ref name="lat">{{cite news |title=Sundance 2012: A 65-year-old takes on disability and sex in 'The Surrogate' |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/01/the-sundance-film-festival-is-famous-for-discovering-fresh-talent-steven-soderbergh-quentin-tarantino-and-carey-mulligan-am.html |Sundance 2012: A 65-year-old takes on disability and sex in 'The Surrogate' |author=John Horn |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=2012-01-22 |accessdate=2012-01-29}}</ref> |
O'Brien was the author of several volumes of poetry, including "Breathing," and an autobiography entitled ''How I Became a Human Being: A Disabled Man’s Quest for Independence''.<ref name="lat">{{cite news |title=Sundance 2012: A 65-year-old takes on disability and sex in 'The Surrogate' |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/01/the-sundance-film-festival-is-famous-for-discovering-fresh-talent-steven-soderbergh-quentin-tarantino-and-carey-mulligan-am.html |Sundance 2012: A 65-year-old takes on disability and sex in 'The Surrogate' |author=John Horn |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=2012-01-22 |accessdate=2012-01-29}}</ref> |
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His essay, "On Seeing a Sex Surrogate," which appeared in the Sun magazine in 1990, was adapted into [[The Sessions (film)|''The Sessions'' (2012)]]. |
His essay, "On Seeing a Sex Surrogate," which appeared in the Sun magazine in 1990, was adapted into the film [[The Sessions (film)|''The Sessions'' (2012)]]. |
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Mark O'Brien | |
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| Born | 1950 |
| Died | July 4, 1999 |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, Journalist, Activist |
Mark O'Brien (1950 – July 4, 1999) was a journalist, poet and advocate for the disabled. He has been the subject of two films: Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien which won an Academy Award in 1997, and The Sessions, which won the audience award in the U.S. Dramatic category at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012.
A victim of childhood polio, O'Brien spent much of his life paralyzed and confined to an iron lung, from where he nonetheless produced his poetry and articles. He co-founded a small publishing house, Lemonade Factory, dedicated to poetry written by people with disabilities.[1]
O'Brien was the author of several volumes of poetry, including "Breathing," and an autobiography entitled How I Became a Human Being: A Disabled Man’s Quest for Independence.[2]
His essay, "On Seeing a Sex Surrogate," which appeared in the Sun magazine in 1990, was adapted into the film The Sessions (2012).
References
- ^ "Mark O'Brien, 49, Journalist And Poet in Iron Lung, Is Dead", 'New York Times, New York, July 11, 1999
- ^ John Horn (2012-01-22). "Sundance 2012: A 65-year-old takes on disability and sex in 'The Surrogate'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
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