7.8
Movie
Writing
Paddy Chayefsky
- Born
- Died
- (aged 58)
- Birthplace
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 31 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.8
Movie
6.7
Movie
Altered States
7.0
Movie
The Way We Were
7.5
Movie
Marty
6.3
Movie
Paint Your Wagon
6.7
Movie
The Hospital
6.7
Movie
The Americanization of Emily
7.2
Movie
The Catered Affair
5.4
Movie
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
7.0
Movie
Middle of the Night
6.4
Movie
As Young as You Feel
6.8
TV
The Dick Cavett Show
6.5
Movie
The True Glory
6.0
Movie
The Goddess
6.8
Movie
The Bachelor Party
6.6
TV
The Philco Television Playhouse
6.0
TV
Goodyear Television Playhouse
7.3
TV
Monitor
Acting credits 9
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | The Hospital Film | Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1971 | Film '72 TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1959 | The David Susskind Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1958 | Monitor TV | (1 ep) |
| 1955 | Marty Film | Leo (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The Oscars TV | Self (3 ep) |
| 1947 | A Double Life Film | Photographer (uncredited) |
Crew credits 24
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Altered States Film | Novel |
| 2020 | Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine Film | Thanks |
| 1994 | The Mother Film | Writer |
| 1981 | Uprostred noci Film | Theatre Play |
| 1981 | Ein Zug nach Manhattan Film | Writer |
| 1980 | Altered States Film | Screenplay, Novel |
| 1976 | Network Film | Writer |
| 1973 | The Way We Were Film | Additional Writing |
| 1971 | The Hospital Film | Writer, Producer |
| 1971 | Gideon Film | Theatre Play |
| 1969 | Paint Your Wagon Film | Adaptation |
| 1964 | The Americanization of Emily Film | Screenplay |
| 1959 | Middle of the Night Film | Screenplay, Theatre Play |
| 1958 | The Goddess Film | Screenplay |
| 1957 | The Bachelor Party Film | Screenplay, Story, Associate Producer |
| 1956 | The Catered Affair Film | Teleplay |
| 1955 | Marty Film | Screenplay, Associate Producer, Story |
| 1954 | Middle of the Night Film | Writer |
| 1953 | The Bachelor Party Film | Writer |
| 1953 | Marty Film | Writer |
| 1951 | Goodyear Television Playhouse TV | Writer (3 ep) |
| 1951 | As Young as You Feel Film | Story |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse TV | Writer (6 ep) |
| 1945 | The True Glory Film | Writer |