CHAYEFSKY, Paddy

CHAYEFSKY, Paddy
   Working name of US writer Sidney Aaron Chayefsky (1923-1981), most famous for his work as a tv dramatist; Marty (produced 1953) marks for many a culmination (and a sign of the passing) of the Golden Age of US tv drama. The Tenth Man (theatrical production, 1959) was a Dybbuk fantasy. His sf novel, Altered States (1978) (METAPHYSICS), propounds the highly dubious Lamarckian concept (EVOLUTION; PSEUDO-SCIENCE) that a person's altered consciousness would alter her/his genetic makeup, in this case re-invoking an inward primordial being (see also APES AND CAVEMEN); it was filmed in 1980 as ALTERED STATES.
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   See also: DEVOLUTION.

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  • CHAYEFSKY, PADDY — (1923–1981), U.S. playwright. Chayefsky, who was born in the Bronx, New York, first began writing while recovering from wounds received in the U.S. Army during World War II. In a number of his works, Chayefsky   draws on his first hand knowledge… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Chayefsky, Paddy — orig. Sidney Chayefsky born Jan. 29, 1923, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Aug. 1, 1981, New York City U.S. playwright. He wrote his first full length television play in 1952, and his work became prominent in the early flowering of television drama.… …   Universalium

  • Chayefsky, Paddy — • ЧАЕ ВСКИ (Chayefsky) Пэдди (29.1.1923 1.8.1981)    амер. драматург, сценарист. Специализировался в области телевиз. драматургии, был автором цикла популярных пьес из жизни рядовых американцев. Мн. из них были перенесены на киноэкран, в… …   Кино: Энциклопедический словарь

  • Chayefsky,Paddy — Cha·yef·sky (chī ĕfʹskē, chā ), Paddy. 1923 1981. American playwright and screenwriter. He won an Academy Award for Marty (1955) and Hospital (1971). * * * …   Universalium

  • Chayefsky, Paddy — (1923 81)    American playwright. He was born in New York. His work draws on Jewish life and tradition. His The Tenth Man is based on the legend of the dybbuk, and Gideon was inspired by the biblical account of the Hebrew judges victory over the… …   Dictionary of Jewish Biography

  • Chayefsky, Paddy — orig. Sidney Stychevsky (29 ene. 1923, Nueva York, N.Y., EE.UU.–1 ago. 1981, ciudad de Nueva York). Dramaturgo estadounidense. Escribió su primera obra dramática para televisión en 1952, y su trabajo fue un prominente aporte a los comienzos de la …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Chayefsky, Paddy —  (1923–1981) American playwright and screenwriter …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • Paddy Chayefsky — Circa 1972 Born Sidney Aaron Chayefsky January 29, 1923(1923 01 29) Bronx, New York, U.S …   Wikipedia

  • Chayefsky — Paddy Chayefsky Paddy Chayefsky (* 29. Januar 1923 in New York; † 1. August 1981 ebenda) war ein US amerikanischer Autor und Komponist. Leben und Werk Paddy Chayefsky schrieb vor allem für das Fernsehen und d …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Paddy Chayefsky — (* 29. Januar 1923 in New York; † 1. August 1981 ebenda) war ein US amerikanischer Autor und Komponist. Inhaltsverzeichnis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Paddy Chayefsky — est un scénariste américain né le 29 janvier 1923 dans le Bronx et décédé le 1er août 1981 (à 58 ans) à New York. Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Filmographie sélective …   Wikipédia en Français

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