Paddy Chayefsky
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Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky was an American playwright and screenwriter. He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for writing both Adapted and Original screenplays.
Chayefsky in 1956
Ed Wynn and Kathleen Crowley in "The Great American Hoax" (1957), for The 20th Century Fox Hour
Chayefsky in 1958
Paddy Chayefsky's grave in Kensico Cemetery
44th Academy Awards
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The 44th Academy Awards were presented April 10, 1972, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis Jr., and Jack Lemmon. O
William Friedkin, Best Director winner
Gene Hackman, Best Actor winner
Jane Fonda, Best Actress winner