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  2. Paddy Chayefsky - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. The Palestinian - Wikipedia

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    Academy Award winner Paddy Chayefsky responded later during the ceremony while presenting an award, saying "if I expect to live with myself tomorrow morning" he had to address the ceremony being exploited for politics. [7] [8]

  4. Vanessa Redgrave - Wikipedia

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    Her remarks brought an on-stage response later in the ceremony from Academy Award–winning screenwriter and award presenter at that year's ceremony Paddy Chayefsky [12] and sparked controversy. In his biography of Redgrave, Dan Callahan wrote, "The scandal of her awards speech and the negative press it occasioned had a destructive effect on ...

  5. 'Breaking Bad' creator fears Hollywood has glamorized bad ...

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    Gilligan was honored at the ceremony with the Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for achievement in television writing, and he noted he was there "because of 'Breaking Bad' and Walter White." But though ...

  6. Struck down, struck gold: the curious history of the ...

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    Network’s writer Paddy Chayefsky (who also scripted Marty) reluctantly accepted the award on Finch’s behalf – then called Finch’s widow Eletha Barrett to come up on stage, where she made ...

  7. Marty (The Philco Television Playhouse) - Wikipedia

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    "Marty" is a 1953 television play by Paddy Chayefsky. It was telecast live May 24, 1953, on The Philco Television Playhouse with Rod Steiger in the title role and Nancy Marchand, in her television debut, playing opposite him as Clara.

  8. Network (1976 film) - Wikipedia

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    Despite this recent legal action, Chayefsky and Gottfried signed a deal with UA to finance Network, until UA found the subject matter too controversial and backed out. Undeterred, Chayefsky and Gottfried shopped the script around to other studios, and eventually found an interested party in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .

  9. 5 revealing stories that demythify 'SNL' creator Lorne Michaels

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    Lorne Michaels, left, Mike Myers as Wayne Campbell, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Hanks and Dana Carvey as Garth Algar on the set of "Saturday Night Live" in 2010.