Paddy Chayefsky
January 29, 1923 · 103 years old
Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky was an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for Best Screenplay for "Marty" (1955), "The Hospital" (1971), and "Network" (1976). He is the only person to have won both the Academy Awards for adapte…
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6 titles
Network
A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about mass media for its own profit, but finds that his message may be difficult to control.
Altered States
A psycho-physiologist experiments with drugs and a sensory-deprivation tank and has visions he believes are genetic memories.
Marty
A middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love meet at a dance and fall for each other.
The Hospital
A hospital's chief-of-staff struggles to find meaning in his life during a spate of staff deaths.
The Americanization of Emily
An American Naval Officer's talent for living the good life in wartime is challenged when he falls in love and is sent on a dangerous mission.
Middle of the Night
A widowed businessman becomes obsessed with one of his employees, the divorcée Betty Preisser.