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3 days ago · The late Paddy Chayefsky, a leading writer of television’s early “golden age,” once said that Lear “took television away from dopey wives and dumb fathers, from the pimps, hookers ...
3 days ago · Paddy Chayefsky garnered two solo wins The Hospital (1971) and Network (1976) The screenwriter of Chinatown, Robert Towne, received this award. Woody Allen earned three Original Screenplay Oscars, for Annie Hall (along with Marshall Brickman), Hannah and Her Sisters, and Midnight in Paris. He has received sixteen nominations total, the most of ...
3 days ago · The novel was adapted by Paul Monash, the winner of Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for lifetime achievement in television. Mr. Monash also served as the producer who produced acclaimed films like Slaughterhouse-Five and Carrie. As a screenwriter, Monash spectacularly brings alive the clever and gritty dialect of Higgins’ novel.
4 days ago · The 1976 comedy uses the contemporary climate to forecast everything the box became, from the circus of American news shows to the dawn of reality TV itself. Inspired by the on-air suicide of a real news reporter, Paddy Chayefsky’s script takes the rise in TV violence and corporate shenanigans to its most absurd yet logical conclusion.
3 days ago · James Scott Garner (born Bumgarner; April 7, 1928 – July 19, 2014) was an American actor. He played leading roles in more than 50 theatrical films, which included The Great Escape (1963) with Steve McQueen; Paddy Chayefsky's The Americanization of Emily (1964) with Julie Andrews; Cash McCall (1960) with Natalie Wood; The Wheeler Dealers (1963) with Lee Remick; Darby's Rangers (1958) with Stuart Whitman; Roald Dahl's 36 Hours (1965) with Eva Marie Saint; Raymond Chandler's Marlowe (1969 ...
5 days ago · Faye Dunaway plays Diana Christensen, a ruthless programming executive, who orchestrates this spectacle. Directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Paddy Chayefsky, Network won four Academy Awards in 1977 including Best Actor (Finch) and Best Actress (Dunaway). This movie poses poignant questions about media ethics and audience voyeurism.
2 days ago · James Lawrence Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American director, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of Gracie Films. He co-created the sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, and The Simpsons and directed the films Terms of Endearment (1983), Broadcast News (1987), and As Good as It Gets (1997). He received numerous accolades including ...
