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name: "Paddy Chayefsky"
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born: "29 January 1923"
died: "1 August 1981"
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updated: "2026-09-16T10:08:59.809930+00:00"
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# Paddy Chayefsky

Writer. Born 29 January 1923 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. Died 1 August 1981.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 29 January 1923, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 1 August 1981
- **Also known as:** Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky, Sidney Aaron Chayefsky, Sidney Aaron

## Biography

Paddy Chayefsky was an American playwright, screenwriter and novelist. Born Sidney Aaron Chayefsky in the Bronx, New York, he served in the US Army during the Second World War before beginning his writing career in radio and live television.

He became one of the leading dramatists of the Golden Age of Television with works such as the teleplay *Marty* (1953). He adapted *Marty* into a feature film in 1955 and went on to write screenplays for *The Americanization of Emily* (1964), *The Hospital* (1971) and *Network* (1976). He also wrote the novel and screenplay for *Altered States* (1980).

Chayefsky is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for Best Screenplay, for *Marty*, *The Hospital* and *Network*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, britannica.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Network* (1976), Fi1m 86, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/network.md)

## Also known for

- *Altered States* (1980), Novel, Screenplay
- *Marty* (1955), Screenplay, Story
- *Paint Your Wagon* (1969), Adaptation
- *The Hospital* (1971), Writer
- *The Americanization of Emily* (1964), Screenplay
- *The Catered Affair* (1956), Teleplay

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