01/29/1923
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA:
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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The Hospital (1971) as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Marty (1955) as Leo (uncredited) |
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A Double Life (1947) as Photographer (uncredited) |
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Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine (2020) Thanks |
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The Mother (1994) Writer |
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Ein Zug nach Manhattan (1981) Writer |
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Altered States (1980) Screenplay |
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Altered States (1980) Novel |
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Network (1976) Writer |
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The Way We Were (1973) Additional Writing |
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The Hospital (1971) Writer |
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The Hospital (1971) Producer |
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Gideon (1971) Theatre Play |
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Paint Your Wagon (1969) Adaptation |
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The Americanization of Emily (1964) Screenplay |
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Middle of the Night (1959) Screenplay |
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Middle of the Night (1959) Theatre Play |
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The Goddess (1958) Screenplay |
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The Bachelor Party (1957) Screenplay |
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The Bachelor Party (1957) Story |
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The Bachelor Party (1957) Associate Producer |
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The Catered Affair (1956) Teleplay |
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Marty (1955) Screenplay |
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Marty (1955) Associate Producer |
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Middle of the Night (1954) Writer |
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The Bachelor Party (1953) Writer |
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Marty (1953) Writer |
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As Young as You Feel (1951) Story |
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The True Glory (1945) Writer |
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Altered States () Novel |