David Alan Mamet (born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, screenwriter, director, poet, essayist and novelist.

His theatre and film work is known for its clever, terse, and sometimes vulgar dialogue and his exploration of masculinity.

Biography

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He was born to a Jewish family in Flossmoor, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.

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Martin Sheen trumps David Mamet. RT @culturemonster 'Subject Was Roses' to replace 'Speed-the-Plow' at Mark Taper Forum http://bit.ly/7TPpli
GratuitousV (Esther ) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:40:41 -0000
Martin Sheen trumps David Mamet. RT @culturemonster 'Subject Was Roses' to replace 'Speed-the-Plow' at Mark Taper Forum http://bit.ly/7TPpli
I always thought the real violence in Hollywood isn't what's on the screen. It's what you have to do to raise the money. David Mamet
LordLeebrick (Lord Leebrick) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:19:16 -0000
I always thought the real violence in Hollywood isn't what's on the screen. It's what you have to do to raise the money. David Mamet
says http://tinyurl.com/ybpgvdh (James Spader) in David Mamet's (Glengarry Glen Ross) new play Race! I wanna g... http://plurk.com/p/32iuof
ivanovash (Ashley H) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:49:19 -0000
says http://tinyurl.com/ybpgvdh (James Spader) in David Mamet's (Glengarry Glen Ross) new play Race! I wanna g... http://plurk.com/p/32iuof
Merry Elfin' Christmas: http://bit.ly/8vM9Ev - David Mamet meets the north pole in Glenngary Glen Christmas
jclee1230 (J.C. Lee) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:06:44 -0000
Merry Elfin' Christmas: http://bit.ly/8vM9Ev - David Mamet meets the north pole in Glenngary Glen Christmas
Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself. -David Mamet #quote
Buildify (Buildify Blog) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:17:22 -0000
Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself. -David Mamet #quote
Books to read as an screenwriter: Robert McKee, Joseph Campbell, Sergej Eisenstein, David Mamet, Sidney Lumet, Stella Adler, Michael Caine
Negation2010 (Alan Smithee) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:26:25 -0000
Books to read as an screenwriter: Robert McKee, Joseph Campbell, Sergej Eisenstein, David Mamet, Sidney Lumet, Stella Adler, Michael Caine

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