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Paddy Chayefsky
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American playwright, screenwriter and novelist (1923-1981)
Film & TV
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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…
Known for
- The Hospital — Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)1971
- Film '72 — Self1971
- The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest1968
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self1962
- The David Susskind Show — Self1959
- Marty — Leo (uncredited)1955
- The Oscars — Self1953
- A Double Life — Photographer (uncredited)1947
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sidney
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- The Bronx
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- film producer
- Educated at
- DeWitt Clinton High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Paddy Chayefsky NYWTS edited.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
- Residence
- New York City
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- date of birth
- 1923-01-29
- date of death
- 1981-08-01
- Commons category
- Paddy Chayefsky
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Play
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1944-00-00
- name in native language
- Paddy Chayefsky
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
- writing language
- English language
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