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Chayefsky
[ chahy-ef-skee ]
noun
- Pad·dy [pad, -ee], 1923–1981, U.S. playwright and director.
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Chayefsky first set words down on paper after convalescing from injuries suffered from an exploding landmine.
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Chayefsky originally wanted Paul Newman in the lead role, but despite personal entreaties was unsuccessful in his mission.
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Researching Network, Chayefsky trailed Richard Wald, then president of NBC News.
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Itzkoff shows how consumed Chayefsky was with saying something definitive.
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After making a film version of his novel Altered States, Chayefsky fell ill, dying of cancer on August 1, 1981.
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