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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.
Following this, she worked periodically in Hollywood. She had character roles in the Paddy Chayefsky-written The Hospital (1971), Two People (1973), and Billy Wilder's Fedora (1978). Sternhagen appeared as the Daughter in the original 1971 Broadway production of Edward Albee's All Over with Colleen Dewhurst and Jessica Tandy.
She acted in the original cast of Paddy Chayefsky's play Middle of the Night, which first premiered in 1956, and she reprised her role as the Widow for the film adaptation three years later. In addition to performing in Chayefsky's play The Passion of Josef D , she acted in a number of other television dramas, such as Decoy, Playhouse 90 , and ...
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]
Paddy Chayefsky Won National Board of Review Awards: Top Ten Films: 2nd Place [47] National Film Preservation Board: National Film Registry: Inducted [48] National Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Actor: William Holden 2nd Place [49] Best Actress: Faye Dunaway 2nd Place Best Supporting Actor: Robert Duvall 3rd Place Best Screenplay: Paddy ...
The actor who played Marty, Rod Steiger, is one of the most gifted young actors in the theater, and I owe him a genuine debt of gratitude for all that he contributed to this show. [ 1 ] The story originated by chance when Delbert Mann and Chayefsky were rehearsing The Reluctant Citizen in the old Abbey Hotel's ballroom on West 51st Street ...
The Goddess is a 1958 American drama film directed by John Cromwell and starring Kim Stanley and Lloyd Bridges.From a screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky, the film is an in-depth character study of the life of a troubled and lonely girl who becomes a movie star adored by millions, but is miserable in her private life.
"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]