Paddy Chayefsky

Writer

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.

Born: January 29, 1923 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Died: August 1, 1981 (Age 58)

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Paddy Chayefsky Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Marty Movie Available on 5 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Leo (uncredited)	1955
The Hospital Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	7	Actor	Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)	1971
A Double Life Movie	6.9	Actor	Photographer (uncredited)	1947
Faye Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	Self - Screenwriter, Network (archive footage)	2024
The Dick Cavett Show TV Show Available on 7 streaming services.	8.1	Actor	Self - Guest 1 Episode	1968-1988
The David Susskind Show TV Show	7.7	Actor	Self 1 Episode	1958-1987
The Oscars TV Show	7	Actor	Self 3 Episodes	1953
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Show Available on 5 streaming services.	8.3	Actor	Self 1 Episode	1962-1992
Altered States Movie	7	Writing	Screenplay, Novel	1980
As Young as You Feel Movie	6.3	Writing	Story	1951
Marty Movie Available on 5 streaming services.	7.8	Writing	Screenplay, Associate Producer	1955
Middle of the Night Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7	Writing	Screenplay, Theatre Play	1959
Network Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	8.2	Writing	Screenplay	1976
Paint Your Wagon Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	6.7	Writing	Adaptation	1969
The Americanization of Emily Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7.4	Writing	Screenplay	1964
The Bachelor Party Movie	6.5	Writing	Screenplay, Story, Associate Producer	1957
The Catered Affair Movie	7.2	Writing	Teleplay	1956
The Goddess Movie	6.3	Writing	Screenplay	1958
The Hospital Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	7	Writing	Writer, Producer	1971
The True Glory Movie	6.8	Writing	Writer	1945
The Way We Were Movie	7.2	Crew	Additional Writing	1973
Marty Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7.7	Writing	Writer	1953
Middle of the Night Movie		Writing	Writer	1954
The Philco Television Playhouse TV Show	7.4	Writing	Writer 6 Episodes	1948-1956
Goodyear Playhouse TV Show	7.5	Writing	Writer 3 Episodes	1951-1957
Ein Zug nach Manhattan Movie	7.2	Writing	Writer	1981
Gideon Movie	9.2	Writing	Writer	1971
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine TV Special	5.3	Crew	Thanks	2020
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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