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Events on Monday 29 January 1923 1
1923 – 1981Paddy Chayefsky (1923-1981)Died 1 August 1981, aged 58American screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky, the only person to win three solo Academy Awards for screenwriting, died in New York City on 1 August 1981. He wrote Marty, The Hospital, and Network, the last a scathing satire of television news that proved prophetic. His 1976 Network screenplay is widely regarded as one of the finest in film history.