Chayefsky
Americannoun
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Not even Lumet or Chayefsky would have predicted that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
When Mr. Wald was president of NBC News, screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky spent time with him while working on his Oscar-winning screenplay for the 1976 film “Network,” about the cutthroat world of broadcast news.
From Washington Post ● May 14, 2022
He also let screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky trail him for two days, and became the model for the network news president in the satiric film “Network.”
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2022
In 1976, Mr. Beatty was cast by the director Sidney Lumet and the screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky in “Network,” the critically acclaimed satire about a television network’s struggle for ratings in a tube-obsessed nation.
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2021
Beatty’s appearance in "Network," scripted by Paddy Chayefsky and directed by Sidney Lumet, was brief but titanic.
From Fox News ● Jun. 13, 2021
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