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How did Paddy Chayefsky get into television?
Paddy Chayefsky moved into television with scripts for Danger, The Gulf Playhouse and Manhunt.
Did any of Paddy Chayefsky's scripts make it on TV?
Philco Television Playhouse producer Fred Coe saw the Danger and Manhunt episodes and enlisted Paddy Chayefsky to adapt the story.
What story was Paddy Chayefsky adapting for Fred Coe?
Fred Coe enlisted Paddy Chayefsky to adapt the story It Happened on the Brooklyn Subway.

Question: Who was the story about?
Self-contained rewrite: Who was the story It Happened on the Brooklyn Subway that Paddy Chayefsky was enlisted to adapt about?