David Mamet
- Writing
- November 30, 1947 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
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 Penitent, respectively, opened on Broadway in 2009 and premiered 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). Mamet's books include: On Directing Film (1991), a commentary and dialogue about film-making; 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; Bambi vs. Godzilla, a commentary on the movie business; The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture (2011), a commentary on cultural and political issues; Three War Stories (2013), a trio of novellas about the physical and psychological effects of war; and Everywhere an Oink Oink: An Embittered, Dyspeptic, and Accurate Report of Forty Years in Hollywood (2023), an autobiographical account of his experiences in Hollywood. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Mamet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- Marty Supreme · Director Glenn Nordmann
- Henry Johnson · Writer, Director
- The Penitent: A Rational Man · Theatre Play, Script
- Beau Is Afraid · Rabbi
- Just a Scene · Story
- About Last Night · Theatre Play
- Phil Spector · Director, Screenplay
- Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay · Self
- Glengarry Glen Ross · Writer
- Two Painters · Director, Writer
- The Marquee · Director, Writer
- Our Valley · Director, Writer
- Inside the Actor's Workshop · Writer, Director
- Lost Masterpieces of Pornography · Director, Writer
- Redbelt · Director, Writer
- David Mamet on House of Games · Self
- Edmond · Writer, Theatre Play
- The Unit · Writer, Director
- David Mamet on 'House of Games' · Self
- Spartan · Director, Screenplay
- Real Time with Bill Maher · Self
- Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film · Self
- The Shield · Director
- Heist · Director, Writer
- Catastrophe · Director
- Hannibal · Screenplay
- State and Main · Director, Screenplay
- Lakeboat · Theatre Play, Writer
- The Winslow Boy · Director, Writer
- Lansky · Writer
- Ronin · Screenplay
- Wag the Dog · Screenplay
- The Spanish Prisoner · Writer, Director
- The Edge · Screenplay
- Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants · Director
- Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
- American Buffalo · Screenplay, Theatre Play
- Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist · David (Voice), Additional Writing
- Oleanna · Director, Screenplay
- Vanya on 42nd Street · Screenplay
- Texan · Writer
- A Life in the Theatre · Theatre Play, Teleplay
- Hoffa · Screenplay, Associate Producer
- Glengarry Glen Ross · Theatre Play, Screenplay
- The Water Engine · Brown Haired Man, Theatre Play
- Uncle Vanya · Writer
- Homicide · Director, Writer
- The Yiddish Cinema · Narrator
- Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret · Self
- The Simpsons · David Mamet (Voice)
- We're No Angels · Writer
- The Shawl · Writer
- Things Change · Director, Writer
- Lip Service · Executive producer
- The Play on One · Writer
- House of Games · Director, Screenplay
- The Untouchables · Writer
- Black Widow · Herb
- About Last Night... · Theatre Play
- The Verdict · Screenplay
- The Postman Always Rings Twice · Screenplay
- Hill Street Blues · Writer
- The South Bank Show
- The Prince · Writer, Executive producer
- Assassination · Screenplay
- House of Games · Original Film Writer
- Speed the Plow · Director, Theatre Play
- Russian Poland · Director, Writer