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===In popular culture=== Because of his accomplishments as a young boy, Braille holds a special place as a hero for children, and he has been the subject of a large number of works of juvenile literature.<ref>See [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=kw%3ALouis+Braille&fq=mt%3Ajuv&qt=advanced&dblist=638 ''Worldcat.org''] for a complete list of Braille-related literature for children and young adults.</ref> Other appearances in the arts include the American TV special ''Young Heroes: Louis Braille'' (2010);<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://deaftvchannel.com/blog/interesting-films/young-heroes-louis-braille/ |title=Young Heroes: Louis Braille |year=2010 |publisher=Deaftvchannel.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222035202/http://deaftvchannel.com/blog/interesting-films/young-heroes-louis-braille/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> the French TV movie ''Une lumière dans la nuit'' (2008) (released in English as ''The Secret of Braille'');<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1342341/ |title=''Une lumière dans la nuit'' (TV 2008) |date=3 May 2008 |publisher=IMDb |access-date=15 February 2014 }}</ref> and the dramatic play ''Braille: The Early Life of Louis Braille'' (1989) by Lola and Coleman Jennings.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Jennings |first1=Lola H. |last2=Jennings |first2=Coleman A. |title=Braille: the early life of Louis Braille|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V_O3x1E2Xe8C |year=1989|publisher=Dramatic Publishing|isbn=978-1-58342-426-1}}</ref> In music, Braille's life was subject of the song ''Merci, Louis'', composed by the Halifax singer-songwriter Terry Kelly, chair of the Canadian Braille Literacy Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://terry-kelly.com/special-projects/merci-louis/ |title=Terry Kelly: Merci, Louis |publisher=Deaftvchannel.com |access-date=7 March 2016 }}</ref> ''The Braille Legacy'', a musical which tells the story of Louis Braille, directed by [[Thom Southerland]] and starring [[Jérôme Pradon]], debuted at the [[Charing Cross Theatre]] in April 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://charingcrosstheatre.co.uk/theatre/the-braille-legacy |title=The Braille Legacy |website=Charing Cross Theatre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002050008/http://charingcrosstheatre.co.uk/theatre/the-braille-legacy |archive-date=2 October 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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