Biography
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 61
Movies 54
Director 19
Writer 13
Screenplay 10
TV Shows 7
self 6
Producer 5
Narrator 1
The Prince (2025)
The Penitent - A Rational Man (2023)
Just a Scene (2022)
About Last Night (2014)
Phil Spector (2013)
Two Painters (2010)
Inside the Actor's Workshop (2010)
Our Valley (2010)
The Marquee (2010)
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography (2010)
Redbelt (2008)
The Unit (2006)
Edmond (2005)
Spartan (2004)
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)
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)
The Simpsons (1989)
The Shawl (1989)
Things Change (1988)
Lip Service (1988)
The Play on One (1988)
House of Games (1987)
About Last Night... (1986)
The Verdict (1982)
Assassination
Henry Johnson
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1947-11-30 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, United States
ReligionReform Judaism
RelationshipsLindsay Crouse (1977 - 1990)
SpouseRebecca Pidgeon
ChildrenClara Mamet, Zosia Mamet
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsRichard Weisz, David Alan Mamet
Awardsstar on Playwrights' Sidewalk, Carl Sandburg Literary Award, PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award, Hull-Warriner Award, Pulitzer Prize for Drama
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