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Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky (/ ˌ tʃ aɪ ˈ (j) ɛ f s k i /; January 29, 1923 – August 1, 1981) was an American playwright, screenwriter and novelist. He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for writing both adapted and original screenplays.
“Breaking Bad” creator Vince Gilligan has been tapped to receive the Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement at this year’s Writers Guild Awards. The award, chosen by ...
Network is a play by Lee Hall, adapted from the 1976 film of the same name which had an Academy Award–winning screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky and was directed by Sidney Lumet. Production history [ edit ]
"The Great American Hoax" is a 1957 episode of the TV series The 20th Century Fox Hour. This was the last TV play written by Paddy Chayefsky, and was based on a story of his, filmed as As Young as You Feel (1951).
She was the wife of actor Eli Wallach, with whom she often co-starred. In 1956, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Paddy Chayefsky's Middle of the Night. [5] In 1963, she won an Obie Award for Best Actress for her performance in two Off-Broadway plays, The Typists and The Tiger. [6]
"The Catered Affair" was written by Paddy Chayefsky and was first shown on May 22, 1955. The cast included Pat Henning, Thelma Ritter, and J. Pat O'Malley. [1] The play was adapted into a 1956 feature film and 2008 stage musical. It was the last original TV play Chayefsky wrote. [2]
Paddy Chayefsky Won National Board of Review Awards: Top Ten Films: 2nd Place [45] National Film Preservation Board: National Film Registry: Inducted [46] National Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Actor: William Holden 2nd Place [47] Best Actress: Faye Dunaway 2nd Place Best Supporting Actor: Robert Duvall 3rd Place Best Screenplay: Paddy ...
Film and TV actor Ned Beatty, who was Oscar nominated for his supporting role in “Network” and appeared in a number of the most significant American films of the 1970s, has died. He was 83.