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David Alan Mamet (born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, essayist, screenwriter and film director. Best known as a playwright, Mamet has won a Pulitzer Prize, and Tony nominations for Glengarry Glen Ross (1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988). As a screenwriter, he received Oscar nominations for The Verdict (1982) and Wag the Dog (1997). Mamet's books include The Old Religion (1997), a novel about the lynching of Leo Frank; Five Cities of Refuge: Weekly Reflections on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy (2004), a Torah commentary, with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner; The Wicked Son (2006), a study of Jewish self-hatred and antisemitism; and Bambi vs. Godzilla, a commentary on the movie business.
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Filmography
all 57
Movies 51
Writer 26
Director 19
self 7
TV Shows 6
Narrator 1
Producer 1
The Penitent - A Rational Man (2023)
Beau Is Afraid (2023)
Just a Scene (2022)
About Last Night (2014)
Phil Spector (2013)
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay (2012)
Gun Stories (2011)
Two Painters (2010)
Our Valley (2010)
The Marquee (2010)
Inside the Actor's Workshop (2010)
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography (2010)
Redbelt (2008)
David Mamet on House of Games (2007)
The Unit (2006)
Edmond (2005)
Spartan (2004)
Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
The Shield (2002)
Heist (2001)
Catastrophe (2001)
Hannibal (2001)
State and Main (2000)
Lakeboat (2000)
The Winslow Boy (1999)
Lansky (1999)
Ronin (1998)
Wag the Dog (1997)
The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
The Edge (1997)
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants (1996)
Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay (1996)
American Buffalo (1996)
Oleanna (1994)
Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)
Texan (1994)
A Life in the Theatre (1993)
Hoffa (1992)
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
The Water Engine (1992)
Uncle Vanya (1991)
Homicide (1991)
The Yiddish Cinema (1991)
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret (1990)
The Simpsons (1989)
We're No Angels (1989)
The Shawl (1989)
Things Change (1988)
Lip Service (1988)
House of Games (1987)
The Untouchables (1987)
Black Widow (1987)
About Last Night... (1986)
The Verdict (1982)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
Hill Street Blues (1981)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1947-11-30 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, United States of America
ReligionReform Judaism
RelationshipsLindsay Crouse (1977-01-01 - 1990-01-01)
SpouseRebecca Pidgeon
ChildrenClara Mamet, Zosia Mamet
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsRichard Weisz
AwardsCarl Sandburg Literary Award, PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award, Hull-Warriner Award, Pulitzer Prize for Drama
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