Paddy Chayefsky
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Paddy Chayefsky

Born 29 January 1923 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA · Died 1 August 1981

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
Altered States
Marty
The Hospital
The Americanization of Emily
Middle of the Night
As Young as You Feel
The True Glory
The Goddess
The Bachelor Party
The Philco Television Playhouse
Goodyear Television Playhouse
The Mother
Ein Zug nach Manhattan
Altered States
Network
The Hospital
The Americanization of Emily
Middle of the Night
The Goddess
The Bachelor Party
Marty
Marty
As Young as You Feel
The True Glory
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