Paddy chayefsky biography for kids
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Quick facts for kids Paddy Chayefsky | |
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Circa 1972 | |
| Born | Sidney Aaron Chayefsky (1923-01-29)January 29, 1923 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | August 1, 1981(1981-08-01) (aged 58) New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York |
| Alma mater | City College of New York (1943) |
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| Years active | 1944–1980 |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Sackler Chayefsky (m.Paddy chayefsky biography for kids1949) |
| Children | 1 |
Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky (January 29, 1923 – August 1, 1981) was an American playwright, screenwriter and novelist. He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for writing both 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. Martin Gottfried wrote in All His Jaz