Paddy Chayefsky
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Paddy Chayefsky

Born 1923-01-29 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA · Died 1981-08-01

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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Known for

Network, un mundo implacable★ 7.8
Network, un mundo implacable
1976
Un viaje alucinante al fondo de la mente★ 6.7
Un viaje alucinante al fondo de la mente
1980
Tal como éramos★ 6.9
Tal como éramos
1973
La leyenda de la ciudad sin nombre★ 6.4
La leyenda de la ciudad sin nombre
1969
Anatomía de un hospital★ 6.6
Anatomía de un hospital
1971
La americanización de Emily★ 6.6
La americanización de Emily
1964
Marty★ 7.5
Marty
1955
En mitad de la noche★ 7.4
En mitad de la noche
1959
Banquete de bodas★ 7
Banquete de bodas
1956
Nunca es tarde★ 6.6
Nunca es tarde
1951
Doble vida★ 6.5
Doble vida
1947
The True Glory★ 5.8
The True Glory
1945
La noche de los maridos★ 6.6
La noche de los maridos
1957
La Diosa★ 5.3
La Diosa
1958
Ein Zug nach Manhattan
Ein Zug nach Manhattan
1981
Gideon
Gideon
1971
Marty★ 8
Marty
1953
The Mother
The Mother
1994
The Mother
The Mother
1994

Frequent collaborators