Writing
Paddy Chayefsky
Born Jan 29, 1923 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA · Died Aug 1, 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.
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Written
The Mother
1994
Drama · TV Movie
Ein Zug nach Manhattan
1981
Drama
Altered States
1980
Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller
Network
1976
Drama
The Hospital
1971
Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Gideon
1971
Drama · TV Movie
Paint Your Wagon
1969
Comedy · Western · Music
The Americanization of Emily
1964
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Middle of the Night
1959
Drama · Romance
The Goddess
1958
Drama
The Bachelor Party
1957
Drama
The Catered Affair
1956
Drama
Marty
1955
Drama · Romance
Marty
1953
Drama · TV Movie · Romance
Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951
Drama
As Young as You Feel
1951
Comedy
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Drama
The True Glory
1945
Documentary · War
Acting
The Hospital
1971
Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Monitor
1958
Documentary
Marty
1955
Drama · Romance
A Double Life
1947
Drama · Thriller