Paddy Chayefsky
Writing
Born: January 29, 1923 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Died: August 1, 1981 (aged 58)
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Biography
Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky was an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for Best Screenplay for "Marty" (1955), "The Hospital" (1971), and "Network" (1976). He is the only person to have won both the Academy Awards for adapted and original screenplays. He was one of the most renowned dramatists of the Golden Age of Television. His intimate, realistic scripts provided a naturalistic style of television drama for the 1950s, dramatizing the lives of ordinary Americans.
Known for
Network
1976
Altered States
1980
The Way We Were
1973
Marty
1955
Paint Your Wagon
1969
The Hospital
1971
A Double Life
1947
The Americanization of Emily
1964
The Oscars
1953
The Catered Affair
1956
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
2020
Middle of the Night
1959
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The Philco Television Playhouse
Writer
Goodyear Television Playhouse
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Network
Writer
Altered States
Novel
Altered States
Screenplay
Marty
Screenplay
Marty
Story
Paint Your Wagon
Adaptation
The Hospital
Writer
Middle of the Night
Screenplay
Middle of the Night
Theatre Play
The Americanization of Emily
Screenplay
As Young as You Feel
Story
The Catered Affair
Teleplay
The Goddess
Screenplay
The Mother
Writer
Gideon
Theatre Play
The Bachelor Party
Story
The Bachelor Party
Screenplay
The True Glory
Writer
Marty
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Ein Zug nach Manhattan
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