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Paddy Chayefsky

Paddy Chayefsky

Known For Writing
Birthday Jan 29, 1923
Died Aug 01, 1981 (58)
Birthplace The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 adapte ... d 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

The Hospital

The Hospital

1971

as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Marty

Marty

1955

as Leo (uncredited)

A Double Life

A Double Life

1947

as Photographer (uncredited)

The Mother

The Mother

1994

Writer

Altered States

Altered States

1980

Novel, Screenplay

Network

Network

1976

Screenplay

The Way We Were

The Way We Were

1973

Additional Writing

The Hospital

The Hospital

1971

Writer

Gideon

Gideon

1971

Writer

Paint Your Wagon

Paint Your Wagon

1969

Adaptation

Middle of the Night

Middle of the Night

1959

Theatre Play, Screenplay

The Goddess

The Goddess

1958

Screenplay

The Bachelor Party

The Bachelor Party

1957

Story, Screenplay

The Catered Affair

The Catered Affair

1956

Teleplay

Marty

Marty

1955

Screenplay

Middle of the Night

Middle of the Night

1954

Writer

Marty

Marty

1953

Writer

The Bachelor Party

The Bachelor Party

1953

Writer

The True Glory

The True Glory

1945

Writer

No data available

The Hospital

The Hospital

1971

Producer

The Bachelor Party

The Bachelor Party

1957

Associate Producer

Marty

Marty

1955

Associate Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

No data available

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The David Susskind Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 18, 1959

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

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