Paddy Chayefsky
American playwright, screenwriter and novelist (1923-1981) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 58
Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky was an American playwright and screenwriter. He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for writing both Adapted and Original screenplays.
Paddy Chayefsky is read about 427 times a day, in 27 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
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1981Died1 August 19811977Academy Award for Best Writing, Original ScreenplayAwardGolden Globe Award for Best ScreenplayAward1972Academy Award for Best Writing, Original ScreenplayAwardGolden Globe Award for Best ScreenplayAward1956Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted ScreenplayAward1923Born29 January 1923
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Delbert Mann Directed Marty and The Bachelor Party
Arthur Hiller Directed The Americanization of Emily (1964)- Fred Coe Produced Marty and The Bachelor Party
- Harold Hecht Produced Marty and The Bachelor Party
Nancy Marchand Also in Marty and The Bachelor Party
Garson Kanin Directed The True Glory (1945)
Julie Andrews Paddy produced The Americanization of Emily (1964)
Burt Lancaster Produced Marty (1955)
Ernest Borgnine Paddy wrote The Catered Affair (1956)
James Coburn Paddy produced The Americanization of Emily (1964)
Sharon Tate Paddy produced The Americanization of Emily (1964)
James Garner Paddy produced The Americanization of Emily (1964)
Richard Brooks Directed The Catered Affair (1956)
Betsy Blair Also in A Double Life and Marty
Steven Hill Also in Middle of the Night and The Goddess
Joe Mantell Paddy wrote Marty (1959)
William Windom Paddy produced The Americanization of Emily (1964)
Steven Franken Paddy produced The Americanization of Emily (1964)- Red West Paddy produced The Americanization of Emily (1964)
Sam Zimbalist Produced The Catered Affair (1956)
John Crawford Paddy produced The Americanization of Emily (1964)
Joyce Grenfell Paddy produced The Americanization of Emily (1964)
Lee Philips Also in Marty and Middle of the Night
Lamar Trotti Produced As Young as You Feel (1951)
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Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 1981 · aged 58
