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.
Filmography
all 30
Movies 24
Writer 16
self 6
TV Shows 6
Screenplay 3
Self - Screenwriter, Network (archive footage)

Faye (2024)
Movie
Writer

The Mother (1994)
Movie
Screenplay / Novel

Altered States (1980)
Movie
4.33
Screenplay

Network (1976)
Movie
5.8
Additional Writing

The Way We Were (1973)
Movie
Writer

The Hospital (1971)
Movie
Writer

Gideon (1971)
Movie
Writer

Der zehnte Mann (1968)
Movie
Self - Guest

The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
TV
Screenplay

The Goddess (1958)
Movie
Teleplay

The Catered Affair (1956)
Movie
Writer

Marty (1955)
Movie
5
Writer

Marty (1953)
Movie
Self

The Oscars (1953)
TV
Photographer (uncredited)

A Double Life (1947)
Movie
Writer

The True Glory (1945)
Movie
Information
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1923-01-29
Deathday
1981-08-01 (58 years old)
Birth Place
The Bronx, United States
Citizenships
United States
Also Known As
Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky, Sidney Aaron Chayefsky, Sidney Aaron
Awards
Purple Heart, Golden Globe Awards, Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
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