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David Alan Mamet (/ ˈ m æ m ɪ t /; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, filmmaker, and author. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays Glengarry Glen Ross (1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988).
David Mamet. Writer: House of Games. Born in 1947 in Chicago, he was educated at Goddard College, in Vermont, and studied drama at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse, before returning to Chicago and establishing the St Nicholas Theatre Company in 1972.
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Apr 24, 2024 · David Mamet, American playwright, director, and screenwriter noted for his often desperate working-class characters and for his distinctive, colloquial, and frequently profane dialogue. His notable plays included American Buffalo, Speed-the-Plow, and Glengarry Glen Ross.
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David Mamet. Writer: House of Games. Born in 1947 in Chicago, he was educated at Goddard College, in Vermont, and studied drama at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse, before returning to Chicago and establishing the St Nicholas Theatre Company in 1972.
- November 30, 1947
Dec 11, 2023 · EVERYWHERE AN OINK OINK: An Embittered, Dyspeptic, and Accurate Report of Forty Years in Hollywood, by David Mamet. David Mamet’s best plays have impeccable titles: “American Buffalo ...
Jan 2, 2024 · For the record, Mamet is Chicago-born and first became famous here for such early plays as “Sexual Perversity in Chicago” and “American Buffalo” and then a couple dozen more, including “Glengarry...
Dec 28, 2023 · The best book about Hollywood is my “Everywhere an Oink Oink: An Embittered, Dyspeptic and Accurate Report of Forty Years in Hollywood.”. Here please find its like: “A Girl Like I,” by ...
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