Person Details

Birthday: 1923-01-29 17:21:28

Death: 1981-08-01 17:21:28

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: The Bronx, New York, U.S

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 27

TV Involvements: 3


Most Famous Work

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).

Most Famous Work

Goodyear Television Playhouse
Average
4
Network
Average
8

Network

(1976) Screenplay
Paint Your Wagon
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6

Paint Your Wagon

(1969) Adaptation
The Philco Television Playhouse
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5
The Way We Were
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7

The Way We Were

(1973) Additional Writing
Marty
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8

Marty

(1955) Screenplay
Altered States
Average
7

Altered States

(1980) Novel
The Hospital
Average
7

The Hospital

(1971) Writer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1971 Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1968 Self - Guest
1959 Self
1955 Leo (uncredited)
1953 Self
1947 Photographer (uncredited)
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1973 Additional Writing
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1971 Producer
1957 Associate Producer
1955 Associate Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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