Writing

Paddy Chayefsky

Paddy Chayefsky is vooral bekend van The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Oscars, The Dick Cavett Show en Film '72. Paddy Chayefsky werd geboren op 29 januari 1923. Paddy Chayefsky overleed op 1 augustus 1981 op 58-jarige leeftijd.

Geboren: 29 januari 1923
Geboorteplaats: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Overleden: 1 augustus 1981 (58 jaar)

Biografie

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.