Paddy Chayefsky

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film producer human novelist playwright screenwriter television writer

Paddy Chayefsky was an American playwright and screenwriter renowned for his sharp, satirical dramas and is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers in mid-20th-century film and television.

Aliases (2)

Chayefsky ×1
Sidney Aaron Chayefsky ×1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film producer → human → novelist → playwright → screenwriter → television writer →
activePeriod	mid-20th century →
almaMater	City College of New York →
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for "Network" → Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for "The Hospital" → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story for "Marty" →
birthName	Sidney Aaron Chayefsky →
burialPlace	Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York, United States →
causeOfDeath	cancer →
conflictParticipatedIn	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1923-01-29 →
dateOfDeath	1981-08-01 →
ethnicGroup	Jewish American →
familyName	Chayefsky →
genre	drama → satire →
givenName	Sidney →
influenced	American film and television writing →
knownFor	sharp, satirical dramas →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
militaryService	United States Army →
name	Paddy Chayefsky →
nickname	Paddy →
notableAward	Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay → Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story →
notableWork	Altered States → Marty → Middle of the Night → Network → The Bachelor Party → The Hospital →
numberOfAcademyAwardsWon	3 →
occupation	novelist → playwright → screenwriter → television writer →
placeOfBirth	The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States →
placeOfDeath	New York City, New York, United States →
spouse	Susan Sackler →
wrote	novel "Altered States" → play "Middle of the Night" → play "The Tenth Man" → screenplay "Altered States" → screenplay "Marty" → screenplay "Network" → screenplay "The Americanization of Emily" → screenplay "The Hospital" → teleplay "Marty" →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Marty →	basedOnWorkAuthor
Paddy Chayefsky ("Sidney Aaron Chayefsky") →	birthName
Paddy Chayefsky ("Chayefsky") →	familyName
Paddy Chayefsky →	name
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay →	notableMultipleWinner
Marty →	screenwriter