(1923–81), US writer; born Sidney Aaron Chayefsky. He wrote television dramas, movie screenplays, stage plays, and a science fiction novel, Altered States (1978). His screenplays include Marty (1955), The Hospital (1971), and Network (1976).
Definition of Chayefsky, Paddy in US English:
Chayefsky, Paddy
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(1923–81), US writer; born Sidney Aaron Chayefsky. He wrote television dramas, movie screenplays, stage plays, and a science fiction novel, Altered States (1978). His screenplays include Marty (1955), The Hospital (1971), and Network (1976).