Paddy Chayefsky
Biography
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 adapted and original screenplays. He was one of the most renowned dramatists of the Golden Age of Television. His intimate, realistic scripts provided a naturalistic style of television drama for the 1950s, dramatizing the lives of ordinary Americans.
- Known For: Writing
- Birthday: 1923-01-29
- Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Also Known As: Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky, Sidney Aaron Chayefsky, Sidney Aaron
