The Writer:
Paddy Chayefsky is one of those names that every writer should know. A top writer from the early days of television, late in his career Chayefsky scribed the cynical masterpiece, Network. Other highlights from his illustrious career include Marty and his work on Goodyear Playhouse. He remains the only person to hold three individual Academy Awards for writing — other writers who have won three all wrote with partners (Billy Wilder, Francis Ford Coppola. and Charles Brackett).
Credits:
Ein Zug nach Manhattan (TV movie) (story) - 1981
Altered States (as Sidney Aaron / novel) - 1980
Network (by) - 1976
O Grande NegĂłcio (TV movie) (play) - 1973
Il grosso affare (TV movie) (story) - 1971
Hallmark Hall of Fame (TV series) - 1971
Mitten in der Nacht (TV movie) (play) - 1971
Das groĂźe Projekt (TV movie) (novel) - 1971
Paint Your Wagon (adaptation) - 1969
Teatterituokio (TV series) - 1969
Der zehnte Mann (TV movie) (play “The Tenth Man”) - 1968
Iso keikka (TV movie) (play “The Big Deal”) - 1966
Gran teatro (TV series) - 1964
The Americanization of Emily (screenplay) - 1964
Veliki poduhvat (TV movie) - 1960
Middle of the Night (play / screenplay) - 1959
The Goddess (writer) -1958
Mati (TV movie) - 1958
The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series) - 1957
The Bachelor Party (screenplay / story “The Bachelor Party”) - 1957
The Catered Affair (teleplay) - 1956
TV de Vanguarda (TV series) - 1956
The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series) - 1949-1955
Goodyear Playhouse (TV series) - 1952-1955
Marty (earlier teleplay - uncredited / story and screenplay) - 1955
The Gulf Playhouse (TV series) - 1953
As Young as You Feel (story) - 1951
The True Glory (documentary) - 1945
Quotes:
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.’
In spite of everything, screenwriting is better than threading pipe.
I didn’t know Network was near the end of his career. Network is one of my faaaaaavvvvvoooorrriiiiittteee movies. I should watch more of those early sponsored TV shows like “The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse” and the “Trojan Magnum PI Hawaii Hour.” My early TV education is spotty at best.
The Trojan Magnum What Now? Sadly, that’s an hour of TV that I bet a LOT of people would watch.
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