Paddy Chayefsky
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.
Acting
Movie
Marty
as Leo (uncredited)
1955
Movie
The Hospital
as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1971
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
Movie
A Double Life
as Photographer (uncredited)
1947
TV
The Oscars
as Self
1953
TV
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
TV
Film '72
as Self
1971
TV
The David Susskind Show
as Self
1959
Crew
Movie
Network
Writer
1976
Movie
Altered States
Novel
1980
Movie
The Way We Were
Additional Writing
1973
Movie
Marty
Screenplay
1955
Movie
Paint Your Wagon
Adaptation
1969
Movie
The Hospital
Writer
1971
Movie
The Americanization of Emily
Screenplay
1964
Movie
The Catered Affair
Teleplay
1956
Movie
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Thanks
2020
Movie
Middle of the Night
Screenplay
1959
Movie
As Young as You Feel
Story
1951
Movie
The True Glory
Writer
1945