DAVID MAMET
David Mamet in the WNYC studios in Feb. 2007
Born November 30, 1947 (age 60)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation Author
playwright
screenwriter
film director
Nationality American
Debut works Play Lakeboat (1970)
Film The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
Book Writing in Restaurants (1987)
Television series The Unit (2006)
David Alan Mamet (born November 30, 1947) is an American author, essayist,
playwright, screenwriter, and film director. His works are known for their
clever, terse, sometimes vulgar dialogue, arcane stylized phrasing, and for his
exploration of masculinity.
As a playwright, he received 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).
His recent 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, an acerbic commentary on the movie
business.
David Mamet in the WNYC studios in Feb. 2007
Born November 30, 1947 (age 60)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation Author
playwright
screenwriter
film director
Nationality American
Debut works Play Lakeboat (1970)
Film The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
Book Writing in Restaurants (1987)
Television series The Unit (2006)
David Alan Mamet (born November 30, 1947) is an American author, essayist,
playwright, screenwriter, and film director. His works are known for their
clever, terse, sometimes vulgar dialogue, arcane stylized phrasing, and for his
exploration of masculinity.
As a playwright, he received 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).
His recent 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, an acerbic commentary on the movie
business.