American Literature: Biographies

The Oxford Companion to American Literature The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Further reading

Chayefsky, Paddy

The Oxford Companion to American Literature | 1995 | | Copyright

Chayefsky, Paddy (1923–1981), born in New York City, after graduation from City College and army service in World War II became a writer of television dramas and a producer of films and legitimate plays. His works include Marty (1953, TV; 1955, film), a direct, sympathetic treatment of the romance of a lonely Bronx butcher and a spinster schoolteacher. The Bachelor Party (1954, TV; 1957, film) and The Catered Affair (1955, TV; 1956, film) also blend reportorial realism about commonplace people with a sentimental attitude toward their problems. A dedication to Judaism is seen in The Tenth Man (1959), a play using the theme of the Dybbuk but set in the Bronx, and in Gideon (1961). Another stage play, The Passion of Josef D. (1964), is a morality with music, depicting Stalin, Trotsky, and Lenin during the Russian Revolution. Six of his works are collected in Television Plays (1955). Later works include The Latent Heterosexual (1968), a play; Network (1975), a film he wrote and produced; and Altered States (1978), a science fiction novel.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Chayefsky, Paddy." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Chayefsky, Paddy." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-ChayefskyPaddy.html

James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Chayefsky, Paddy." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-ChayefskyPaddy.html

Learn more about citation styles

Chayefsky, (Sidney) Paddy

The Oxford Companion to American Theatre | 2004 | | Copyright

Chayefsky, [Sidney] Paddy (1923–81), playwright. The New Yorker attended City College before making a reputation in the early 1950s as a writer of low‐key, sentimental, but realistic television dramas, often best remembered for their naturalistic dialogue. His two most memorable Broadway plays were the domestic drama Middle of the Night (1956) and The Tenth Man (1959), centering on an exorcism in a synagogue. Chayefsky also wrote the Old Testament piece Gideon (1961) and the Stalin portrait The Passion of Joseph D (1964) before abandoning the theatre to write for films.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Chayefsky, (Sidney) Paddy." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Chayefsky, (Sidney) Paddy." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-ChayefskySidneyPaddy.html

Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Chayefsky, (Sidney) Paddy." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-ChayefskySidneyPaddy.html

Learn more about citation styles

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.(Movie review) Magazine article from: Esquire; 8/1/2006
	The West Coast Wing: Aaron Sorkin brings his talk-talk-talk show to L.A. with... Magazine article from: Los Angeles Magazine; 9/1/2006
	Producer launched 'Get Smart'.(Local) Newspaper article from: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA); 10/20/2009