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(b. 29 January 1923 in New York City; d. 1 August 1981 in New York City), dramatist for television, stage, and screen, whose hour-long television plays, or teleplays, won acclaim in the 1950s. When the television industry abandoned this form of programming, Chayefsky turned his attention to writing for stage and film, efforts that won him three Academy Awards.

Chayefsky was the only child of Harry Chayefsky, an executive of a dairy company, and Gussie Stuchevsky, a homemaker. He grew up in the Bronx, attending DeWitt Clinton High School and the City College of New York, where he earned his B.S.S. in 1943. He then joined the U.S. Army, serving with the 104th Infantry Division in Germany. While recovering in a British hospital from a landmine explosion he wrote his first play, a musical, No T.O. for Love (1945). Produced by a service entertainment unit, the show proved so successful that it was mounted for the London stage. In the m