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Director
Paddy Chayefsky
Writing
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 20
TMDB ID: 31498
IMDb ID: nm0154665
Known for: Writing
Born: January 29, 1923
Died: August 1, 1981
Age: 58
Place of birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1945 - 2020
Years active: 76
Average TMDB rating: 6.82
Wikidata: Q180251
Also known as
Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky • Sidney Aaron Chayefsky • Sidney Aaron
Frequent jobs
Writer (8)Screenplay (6)Adaptation (1)Additional Writing (1)Story (1)Teleplay (1)Thanks (1)Theatre Play (1)
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.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Paddy Chayefsky.
Writer
Network
1976 • Movie
Screenplay
Marty
1955 • Movie
Additional Writing
The Way We Were
1973 • Movie
Screenplay
Altered States
1980 • Movie
Screenplay
The Americanization of Emily
1964 • Movie
Writer
The Hospital
1971 • Movie
as Photographer (uncredited)
A Double Life
1947 • Movie
Adaptation
Paint Your Wagon
1969 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
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Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Paddy Chayefsky.
Writer
Network
1976 • Movie
Adaptation
Paint Your Wagon
1969 • Movie
Additional Writing
The Way We Were
1973 • Movie
Screenplay
Marty
1955 • Movie
Screenplay
Altered States
1980 • Movie
Screenplay
Middle of the Night
1959 • Movie
Teleplay
The Catered Affair
1956 • Movie
Story
As Young as You Feel
1951 • Movie
as Photographer (uncredited)
A Double Life
1947 • Movie
Screenplay
The Goddess
1958 • Movie
Writer
The Hospital
1971 • Movie
Screenplay
The Bachelor Party
1957 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Paddy Chayefsky.
as Self • 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 • Series
Writer • 6 eps
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
The Oscars
1953 • Series
Writer • 3 eps
Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The David Susskind Show
1959 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Paddy Chayefsky.
Thanks
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
2020 • Movie
Writer
The Mother
1994 • Movie
Writer
Ein Zug nach Manhattan
1981 • Movie
Screenplay
Altered States
1980 • Movie
Writer
Network
1976 • Movie
Additional Writing
The Way We Were
1973 • Movie
Writer
The Hospital
1971 • Movie
Theatre Play
Gideon
1971 • Movie
Adaptation
Paint Your Wagon
1969 • Movie
Screenplay
The Americanization of Emily
1964 • Movie
Screenplay
Middle of the Night
1959 • Movie
Screenplay
The Goddess
1958 • Movie
Screenplay
The Bachelor Party
1957 • Movie
Teleplay
The Catered Affair
1956 • Movie
Screenplay
Marty
1955 • Movie
Writer
Marty
1953 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Paddy Chayefsky.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Paddy Chayefsky.
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Paddy Chayefsky.