Paddy Chayefsky
Paddy Chayefsky (born January 29, 1923 in New York ; † August 1, 1981 there ) was an American author and composer .
life and work
Paddy Chayefsky wrote primarily for television and film , but also wrote some stage works. Above all, he dramatized the milieu of the socially disadvantaged Jews of New York, with a special emphasis on religious topics. Chayefsky stands in the literary tradition of Clifford Odets and Arthur Miller , his political burlesque "The Passion of Joseph D." about Josef Stalin shows clear references to the style of Bertolt Brecht .
Awards (selection)
Chayefsky won one Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Marty (1956) and two Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Hospital (1972) and Network (1976). Taking these two categories together, only Woody Allen , Francis Ford Coppola , Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder succeeded in this . However, Chayefsky is the only one of the four who won all prizes solo, i.e. without co-authors. He also won two Golden Globes and a BAFTA award .
Filmography (selection)
- 1945: The True Glory
- 1954: Marty
- 1956: Girl without a dowry ( The catered affair )
- 1957: The bachelor party ( The Bachelor Party )
- 1959: In the middle of the night ( Middle of the Night )
- 1958: The Goddess ( The goddess )
- 1964: For officers only ( The americanization of Emily )
- 1969: The wind moves westward (Paint Your Wagon)
- 1971: Hospital ( The Hospital )
- 1976: Network
- 1979: The trip to hell
Film adaptations
- 1981: A train to Manhattan , directed by Rolf von Sydow
bibliography
- Novels
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Altered States (1978)
- German: The Metamorphoses of Edward J. Translated by Jochen Eggert. Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 1979, ISBN 3-462-01315-7 .
- Stage plays
- No TO for Love (1945)
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Middle of the Night (1956)
- German: In the middle of the night: A love story in 3 acts (8 pictures). German adaptation by Curt von Wolowsky. Ahn & Simrock, Berlin and Wiesbaden 1956, DNB 571738281 . Also as: In the middle of the night. German adaptation by Eric Burger. TSV, GMV, WVA, Bühnenverlag, Vienna & Munich 1973, DNB 841116776 .
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The Tenth Man (1959)
- English: The tenth man: a legend in 3 acts. Translated by Eric Burger. Kiepenheuer & Witsch (Collection Theater # 10), Cologne and Berlin 1963, DNB 450771547 .
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Gideon (1961)
- German: Gideon: Piece in 2 acts, translated by Eric Burger. Sessler, [Vienna, Munich] 1977, DNB 780161912 .
- The Passion of Joseph D. (1964)
- The Latent Heterosexual (1967; also as: The Accountant's Tale or The Case of the Latent Heterosexual )
literature
- Hans Joachim Alpers , Werner Fuchs , Ronald M. Hahn , Wolfgang Jeschke : Lexicon of Science Fiction Literature. Heyne, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-453-02453-2 , p. 319.
- John Clute : Chayefsky, Paddy. In: John Clute, Peter Nicholls : The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . 3rd edition (online edition).
Web links
- Literature by and about Paddy Chayefsky in the catalog of the German National Library
- Paddy Chayefsky in the German biography
- Paddy Chayefsky in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Paddy Chayefsky in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Paddy Chayefsky in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
- Literature by and about Paddy Chayefsky in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Works by and about Paddy Chayefsky at Open Library
- Paddy Chayefsky in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Awards on Imdb. Retrieved June 22, 2012 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chayefsky, Paddy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chayefsky, Sidney Aaron (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 1981 |
| Place of death | new York |