Paddy Chayefsky
Known for writing · Born 29 January 1923 · Died 1 August 1981 · aged 58 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
33 credits
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
1976
Altered States
1980
Marty
1955
The Hospital
1971
The Americanization of Emily
1964
Middle of the Night
1959
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
As Young as You Feel
1951
The True Glory
1945
Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951
The Goddess
1958
The Oscars
1953