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Paddy Chayefsky(1923-1981)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Producer
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Paddy Chayefsky
Producer/star Charlize Theron explains the dark humor of 'Bombshell' with co-star Margot Robbie. Director Jay Roach and writer Charles Randloph break down the film's roots in Milos Forman, 'Network', and the Czech New Wave.
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Author, producer, and composer who earned a Bachelor of Science degree from CCNY, then a Purple Heart during World War II while serving in the US Army. Joining ASCAP in 1955, his chief musical collaborators included George Bassman and Harry Warren. His popular-song compositions include "Marty" and "Middle of the Night".
BornJanuary 29, 1923
DiedAugust 1, 1981(58)
BornJanuary 29, 1923
DiedAugust 1, 1981(58)
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  • Won 3 Oscars
    • 15 wins & 6 nominations total

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Paddy Chayefsky
Paddy Chayefsky and Joe Mantell in Black or White (2014)

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Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair in Marty (1955)
Marty
7.7
  • Writer
  • 1955
William Holden, Robert Duvall, Faye Dunaway, and Peter Finch in Network (1976)
Network
8.1
  • Writer
  • 1976
Hospital (1971)
Hospital
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1971
Der Höllentrip (1980)
Der Höllentrip
6.9
  • Writer(as Sidney Aaron)
  • 1980

Credits

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Writer

  • Matt Sloan and Craig Johnson in Welcome to the Basement (2012)
    Welcome to the Basement
    8.1
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • story
    • novel ...
    • 2012–2016
  • History Rediscovered: The True Glory (2012)
    History Rediscovered: The True Glory
    4.9
    • Writer
    • 2012
  • Performance (1991)
    Performance
    6.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1994
  • Ein Zug nach Manhattan (1981)
    Ein Zug nach Manhattan
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • story "Holiday Song"
    • 1981
  • Der Höllentrip (1980)
    Der Höllentrip
    6.9
    • novel
    • written for the screen by (as Sidney Aaron)
    • 1980
  • Die Mutter
    • novel
    • 1978
  • William Holden, Robert Duvall, Faye Dunaway, and Peter Finch in Network (1976)
    Network
    8.1
    • by
    • 1976
  • Your Place or Mine?
    TV Movie
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1976
  • A nagy üzlet
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • Jene Jahre in Hollywood (1973)
    Jene Jahre in Hollywood
    7.0
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • O Grande Negócio
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1973
  • Hospital (1971)
    Hospital
    7.1
    • written by
    • 1971
  • La madre
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1971
  • Il grosso affare
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1971
  • Gideon (1971)
    Gideon
    9.2
    TV Movie
    • play
    • writer
    • 1971

Actor

  • Hospital (1971)
    Hospital
    7.1
    • Opening Narrator (voice, uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair in Marty (1955)
    Marty
    7.7
    • Leo (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Shelley Winters, Ronald Colman, and Signe Hasso in Mord in Ekstase - Ein Doppelleben (1947)
    Mord in Ekstase - Ein Doppelleben
    7.0
    • Photographer (uncredited)
    • 1947

Producer

  • Hospital (1971)
    Hospital
    7.1
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Die Junggesellenparty (1957)
    Die Junggesellenparty
    6.7
    • associate producer
    • 1957
  • Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair in Marty (1955)
    Marty
    7.7
    • associate producer
    • 1955

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How Gallows Humor Helped Charlize Theron Make 'Bombshell' Feel Real
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How Gallows Humor Helped Charlize Theron Make 'Bombshell' Feel Real

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Sidney Aaron
  • Born
    • January 29, 1923
    • The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • August 1, 1981
    • New York City, New York, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Susan Sackler1949 - August 1, 1981 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: In 1974 he co-wrote the teleplay for a pilot for NBC called "What Do You Feel Like Doing Tonight." It starred James Coco as a parent forced to live alone in New York City without his two children.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 5 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Sidney Aaron Chayefsky received his more familiar nickname of Paddy while in the army during World War II. One Friday night, pork was being served in the mess hall. Rather than eat food forbidden him as an orthodox Jew, he said, in a put-on Irish brogue, that he was forbidden from eating meat on a Friday. His fellow soldiers, amused by this, started calling him Paddy, and the nickname stuck.
  • Quotes
    [on Network (1976)] Television is democracy at its ugliest - give the people what they want. My rage isn't against television; it's against the dehumanization of people. People say to me, 'Jesus, you moved into some pretty surreal stuff', and I say 'No, I still write realistic stuff. It's the world that's turned into a satire.'
  • Trademark
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  • Nickname
    • Pappy

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