Paddy Chayefsky

Paddy Chayefsky

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

29/01/1923

Day of Death

01/08/1981
(58) years old

Place of Birth

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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 adapte... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1971

The Hospital

as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1955

Marty

as Leo (uncredited)

1947

A Double Life

as Photographer (uncredited)

Crew

1994

The Mother

as Writer

1980

Altered States

as Novel

1980

Altered States

as Screenplay

1976

Network

as Screenplay

1973

The Way We Were

as Additional Writing

1971

The Hospital

as Writer

1971

The Hospital

as Producer

1971

Gideon

as Theatre Play

1969

Paint Your Wagon

as Adaptation

1959

Middle of the Night

as Screenplay

1959

Middle of the Night

as Theatre Play

1958

The Goddess

as Screenplay

1957

The Bachelor Party

as Story

1957

The Bachelor Party

as Screenplay

1957

The Bachelor Party

as Associate Producer

1956

The Catered Affair

as Teleplay

1955

Marty

as Screenplay

1955

Marty

as Associate Producer

1954

Middle of the Night

as Writer

1953

The Bachelor Party

as Writer

1953

Marty

as Writer

1945

The True Glory

as Writer