Sidney Aaron Chayefski (January 29, 1923 – August 1, 1981), known as Paddy Chayefsky, was an American 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. He won Academy Awards for his scripts for the films Marty (1955), The Hospital (1971), and Network (1976).
Born in the Bronx, New York in 1923 to Ukrainian Jewish parents, Chayefsky att...
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Sidney Aaron Chayefski (January 29, 1923 – August 1, 1981), known as Paddy Chayefsky, was an American 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. He won Academy Awards for his scripts for the films Marty (1955), The Hospital (1971), and Network (1976).
Born in the Bronx, New York in 1923 to Ukrainian Jewish parents, Chayefsky attended Dewitt Clinton High School, and then the City College of New York, graduating with a degree in accounting, and then studied languages at Fordham University. He joined the U.S. Army during World War II, where he received both a Purple Heart and the nickname Paddy. The nickname happened spontaneously when Chayefsky was awakened at 5am for kitchen duty. He asked to be excused so he could go to Mass. "Yesterday morning you said you were Jewish," said the duty officer. "Yes, but my mother is Irish," said Chayefsky. "Okay, Paddy," said the...
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