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.

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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 ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for "Network"

Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for "The Hospital"

Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story for "Marty"
birthName Paddy Chayefsky self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 Americans ⓘ
surface form: Jewish American
familyName Paddy Chayefsky self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 self-link ⓘ
nickname Pádraig ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: 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" ⓘ
Marty (1953 teleplay) ⓘ
surface form: teleplay "Marty"

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Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay → notableMultipleWinner → Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
Marty → screenwriter → Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
Marty → basedOnWorkAuthor → Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
Paddy Chayefsky → name → Paddy Chayefsky self-link ⓘ
Paddy Chayefsky → birthName → Paddy Chayefsky self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sidney Aaron Chayefsky
Paddy Chayefsky → familyName → Paddy Chayefsky self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chayefsky
The Americanization of Emily → screenwriter → Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
Marty (1953 teleplay) → writer → Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
Marty (1953 teleplay) → screenplayByForFilmAdaptation → Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
Marty Piletti → createdBy → Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
The United States Steel Hour → notableWriters → Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
Network → screenwriter → Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
Network → writer → Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
Howard Beale in Network → creator → Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
subject surface form: Howard Beale
The Hospital → writer → Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
The Hospital → screenwriter → Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
The Hospital → awardReceivedBy → Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
Middle of the Night → author → Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
Middle of the Night → writer → Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
The Bachelor Party → screenwriter → Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
The Bachelor Party → teleplayAuthor → Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
The Bachelor Party → associatedWith → Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
this entity surface form: Paddy Chayefsky filmography
Altered States → screenwriter → Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
Altered States → authorOfSourceWork → Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
screenplay "Network" → writer → Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
subject surface form: Network (screenplay)
screenplay "Network" → awardedTo → Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
subject surface form: Network (screenplay)
screenplay "The Hospital" → author → Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
subject surface form: The Hospital
screenplay "The Hospital" → screenwriter → Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ
subject surface form: The Hospital