Paddy Chayefsky
Born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA — Jan 29 1923• Died Aug 01 1981
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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.
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Paddy Chayefsky's Credits
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The Philco Television Playhouse
Writing
The Oscars
Self
Film '72
Self
Goodyear Television Playhouse
Writing
Network
Writing
The Way We Were
Crew
Marty
Leo (uncredited)
Altered States
Writing
Paint Your Wagon
Writing
A Double Life
Photographer (uncredited)
The Americanization of Emily
Writing
The Hospital
Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Middle of the Night
Writing
The Mother
Writing
As Young as You Feel
Writing
The Catered Affair
Writing
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Crew
The Goddess
Writing
The True Glory
Writing
Marty
Writing
Gideon
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Middle of the Night
Writing
The Bachelor Party
Writing
The Bachelor Party
Writing
Ein Zug nach Manhattan
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Altered States
Writing