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Sidney Aaron Chayefski (January 29, 1923 – August 1, 1981) known as Paddy Chayefsky was an acclaimed dramatist and novelist who made a transition from the golden age of American live television in the 1950s to a successful career as a playwright and screenwriter.

Chayefsky worked in the media of radio, television and film but is best known for his numerous screenplays for films such as Marty, Paint Your Wagon, The Hospital and Network.

After a very successful run as a writer throughout the '50s (including his first Oscar for “Marty“), Paddy Chayefsky stumbled throughout most of.

After a very successful run as a writer throughout the '50s (including his first Oscar for “Marty“), Paddy Chayefsky stumbled throughout most of.

A revival of Paddy Chayefsky's “Middle of the Night” tells the tale of a May-December affair.

The playwright Paddy Chayefsky, a winner of three Academy Awards, died of cancer yesterday at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in Manhattan.

After a very successful run as a writer throughout the '50s (including his first Oscar for “Marty“), Paddy Chayefsky stumbled throughout most.

Some of Arthur Hiller's other popular films include The Americanization of Emily () with James Garner and Julie Andrews and written by Paddy Chayefsky; Neil.

Winner of numerous awards, Network became something of a cult classic and defining film of the 1970s. The tag line of its protagonist, "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore," resonated with the viewing public in the era of Watergate.

The film cataloged the growing importance of the media as well as the corrupting influence of wealth over the pursuit of journalistic integrity.

Biography

Born in the Bronx, New York in 1923 to Ukrainian^[1]Jewish parents, Chayefsky attended Dewitt Clinton High School,