Paddy Chayefsky

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    Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky, Sidney Aaron Chayefsky, Sidney Aaron

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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.

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1923-01-29
  • event Death Date 1981-08-01
  • school Known for: Writing
  • star Popularity: 1.2
  • info Birth Place The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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