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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Filmography
all 28
Movies 23
Writer 20
TV Shows 5
self 4
Producer 1
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Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine (2020)
Movie
Writer
The Mother (1994)
Movie
Self
Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992)
Movie
Writer
Ein Zug nach Manhattan (1981)
Movie
Writer
Altered States (1980)
Movie
4.33
Writer
Network (1976)
Movie
5.8
Additional Writing
The Way We Were (1973)
Movie
Writer
The Hospital (1971)
Movie
Writer
Gideon (1971)
Movie
Writer
Paint Your Wagon (1969)
Movie
1
Writer
Der zehnte Mann (1968)
Movie
Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
TV
Writer
The Americanization of Emily (1964)
Movie
Writer
Middle of the Night (1959)
Movie
6
Self
The David Susskind Show (1959)
TV
Writer
The Goddess (1958)
Movie
Writer
The Bachelor Party (1957)
Movie
Writer
The Catered Affair (1956)
Movie
Leo (uncredited) / Screenplay / Associate Producer
Marty (1955)
Movie
5
Writer
Middle of the Night (1954)
Movie
Writer
The Bachelor Party (1953)
Movie
Writer
Marty (1953)
Movie
Self
The Oscars (1953)
TV
Writer
Goodyear Television Playhouse (1951)
TV
Writer
As Young as You Feel (1951)
Movie
Writer
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
TV
Photographer (uncredited)
A Double Life (1947)
Movie
Writer
The True Glory (1945)
Movie
Ratings
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1953
1959
1959
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1923-01-29
Deathday1981-08-01 (58 years old)
Birth PlaceThe Bronx, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsSidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky, Sidney Aaron Chayefsky
AwardsGolden Globe Award, Purple Heart, Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
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