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Paddy Chayefsky

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American playwright, screenwriter and novelist (1923-1981)

United StatesWritersLived 1923 to 1981 · aged 58
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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.

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Chayefsky as a senior in high school, 1939Chayefsky as a senior in high school, 1939Ed Wynn and Kathleen Crowley in "The Great American Hoax" (1957), for The 20th Century Fox HourEd Wynn and Kathleen Crowley in "The Great American Hoax" (1957), for The 20th Century Fox HourChayefsky in 1958Chayefsky in 1958Paddy Chayefsky's grave in Kensico CemeteryPaddy Chayefsky's grave in Kensico Cemetery

Awards 6

1977Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
1977Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay
1972Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
1972Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay
1956Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
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About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 1981 · aged 58
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25 languages

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