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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.
In 2007, he released his autobiography, Never Turn the Other Cheek. Crerand became involved in Irish politics during the Troubles . [ 4 ] He said in his autobiography that he was a friend of John Hume and he had talked to IRA members, including Martin McGuinness , in an effort to resolve the rent strikes of 1975.
Paddy is a diminutive form of the male given names Patrick, Patricia, Padraig, Padraic and variant forms. It is also a nickname.. Notable people include: Paddy Ashdown (1941–2018), British politician and diplomat
Boyington received the nickname "Gramps", because at age 31, he was a decade older than most of the Marines serving under him. The name "Gramps" was changed to "Pappy" in a variation on "The Whiffenpoof Song" whose new lyrics had been written by Paul "Moon" Mullen, one of his pilots, and this version was picked up by war correspondents. [1]
Jeremy John Durham Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon [a] (27 February 1941 – 22 December 2018), better known as Paddy Ashdown, was a British politician and diplomat who served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1988 to 1999.
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McAloon released the spoken word/instrumental album I Trawl the Megahertz (UK No. 54), under his own name, in 2003 on the EMI subsidiary company Liberty Records. [ 17 ] [ deprecated source ] After losing his eyesight — now somewhat restored — he listened to CB radio and call-in talk shows and found inspiration for the album. [ 4 ]
Prefab Sprout are an English pop/rock band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham who rose to fame during the 1980s. Formed in 1978 [5] by brothers Paddy and Martin McAloon and joined by vocalist, guitarist and keyboard player Wendy Smith in 1982, they released their debut album Swoon to critical acclaim in 1984.