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David Mamet
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American playwright, filmmaker and author (born 1947)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 30 November 1947
- Works
- 136
Top works
- The Disenlightenment: Politics, Horror, And Entertainment
- Pesaḥ
- Whisky galore
- Edmond
- Three War Stories
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Film & TV
Writing · Chicago, Illinois, USA
David Alan Mamet (/ˈmæmɪt/; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, author, and filmmaker. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays Glengarry Glen Ross(1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988). He first gained critical acclaim for a trio of 1970s off-Broadway plays: The Duck Variations, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, and American Buffalo. His plays, Race and The…
Known for
- Marty Supreme — Director Glenn Nordmann2025
- Beau Is Afraid — Rabbi2023
- Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay — Self2012
- David Mamet on House of Games — Himself2007
- David Mamet on 'House of Games' — Himself2005
- Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film — Self - Director ("Catastrophe")2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher — Self2003
- Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay1996
- Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist — David (voice)1995
- The Water Engine — Brown Haired Man1992
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- Listeners
- 509
- Total plays
- 2,868
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David Alan Mamet (pronounced /ˈmæmɨt/; born November 30, 1947) is an American author, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, and film director. His works are known for their clever, terse, sometimes vulgar dialogue and arcane stylized phrasing, as well as for their exploration of masculinity. Mamet received Tony Award nominations for Glengarry Glen Ross (1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988), as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Glengarry Glen Ross. As a screenwriter, he received Oscar nominations for The V
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 85,252x
- Basic local alignment search tool
· 1990 · cited 80,871x
- The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations.
· 1986 · cited 63,648x
- Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error
· 1981 · cited 63,511x
- Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
· 2009 · cited 58,761x
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Quotes
- “My alma mater is the Chicago Public Library.”
- “The art of the theater is action. It is the study of commitment. The word is an act. To SAY the word in such a way as to make it heard and understood by all in the theater is a commitment — it is the highest art to see a human being out on a stage speaking to a thousand of his or her peers saying, 'These words which I am speaking are the TRUTH — they are not an approximation of any kind. They are the God's truth, and I support them with my life,' which is what the actor does on stage.”
- “Before you can steal fire from the Gods you gotta be able to get coffee for the director”
- “We don't have to worry about making it interesting; all we have to worry about is getting rid of the pig.”
- “[T]he job of mass entertainment is to cajole, seduce and flatter consumers to let them know that what they thought was right is right, and that their tastes and their immediate gratification are of the utmost concern of the purveyor. The job of the artist, on the other hand, is to say, wait a second, to the contrary, everything that we have thought is wrong. Let's reexamine it.”
- “Cop couldn't find his fucking couch, the living room.”
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1947-11-30 ) November 30, 1947 (age 78) , Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
- Occupation
- Playwright author screenwriter film director
- Education
- Goddard College ( BA )
- Period
- 1970–present
- Notable works
- The Duck Variations (1971), Sexual Perversity in Chicago (1974), Glengarry Glen Ross (1983)
- Spouse
- Lindsay Crouse ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1977 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1990 ) Rebecca Pidgeon ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1991 )
- Children
- 4, including Zosia Mamet and Clara Mamet
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Encyclopedic overview
David Alan Mamet (/ˈmæmɪt/; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, author, and filmmaker. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays Glengarry Glen Ross (1983) and Speed-the-Plow (1988). He first gained critical acclaim for a trio of 1970s off-Broadway plays: The Duck Variations, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, and American Buffalo. His plays Race and The Penitent, respectively, opened on Broadway in 2009 and previewed off-Broadway in 2017.
Feature films that Mamet both wrote and directed include House of Games (1987), Homicide (1991), The Spanish Prisoner (1997), and his biggest commercial success, Heist (2001). His screenwriting credits include The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981), The Verdict (1982), The Untouchables (1987), Hoffa (1992), Wag the Dog (1997), and Hannibal (2001). Mamet himself wrote the screenplay for the 1992 adaptation of Glengarry Glen Ross, and wrote and directed the 1994 adaptation of his play Oleanna (1992). He created and produced the CBS series The Unit (2006–2009).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “David Mamet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.