Paddy Chayefsky
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- January 29, 1923
- Died
- August 1, 1981 (aged 58)
- Birthplace
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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
Filmography
Altered States
Movie · Novel
The Mother
Movie · Writer
Ein Zug nach Manhattan
Movie · Writer
Uprostred noci
Movie · Theatre Play
Altered States
Movie · Novel, Screenplay
Network
Movie · Writer
The Hospital
Movie · Writer
Gideon
Movie · Theatre Play
Paint Your Wagon
Movie · Adaptation
The Americanization of Emily
Movie · Screenplay
Middle of the Night
Movie · Screenplay, Theatre Play
The Goddess
Movie · Screenplay
The Bachelor Party
Movie · Story, Screenplay
The Catered Affair
Movie · Teleplay
Marty
Movie · Screenplay, Story
Middle of the Night
Movie · Writer
Marty
Movie · Writer
The Bachelor Party
Movie · Writer
As Young as You Feel
Movie · Story
Goodyear Television Playhouse
TV · Writer · 3 eps
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV · Writer · 6 eps
The True Glory
Movie · Writer