Birth Place: Chicago, IL, USA
David Mamet is a prolific playwright, screenwriter, and director known for his distinct style and sharp dialogue. Born in Chicago in 1947, Mamet began his career as a playwright in the 1970s, quickly gaining a reputation for his gritty, realistic portrayals of working-class characters.
Mamet's breakthrough came in 1976 with his play "American Buffalo," which premiered at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago before moving to Broadway the following year. The play, which follows a group of small-time crooks planning a heist, was praised for its raw, naturalistic dialogue and won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best American Play.
In the years that followed, Mamet continued to write plays that explored the darker corners of American society, including "Glengarry Glen Ross" (1984), which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and "Oleanna" (1992), a controversial play about sexual harassment on college campuses.
Mamet also found success as a screenwriter, penning scripts for films such as "The Verdict" (1982), "The Untouchables" (1987), and "Wag the Dog" (1997). His screenplay for "The Untouchables" earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.
In addition to his work in theater and film, Mamet has also written several novels and worked as a director for both stage and screen. He made his directorial debut with the film "House of Games" (1987) and has since directed several other films, including "The Spanish Prisoner" (1997) and "Redbelt" (2008).
Mamet's most recent work includes the play "The Penitent," which premiered Off-Broadway in 2017. The play, which centers on a psychiatrist who refuses to testify in a court case, explores themes of guilt, redemption, and the nature of truth.
David MametBoston Marriage
David Mamet, The Cryptogram
David Mamet, The Cryptogram
David Mamet, Cryptogram
David Mamet, The Cryptogram
David Mamet, The Cryptogram
David Mamet, Oleanna
David Mamet, Speed the Plow
David Mamet, Speed-the-Plow
David Mamet, Glengarry Glen Ross
David Mamet, Glengarry Glen Ross
David Mamet, Glengarry Glen Ross
David Mamet, Glengarry Glen Ross
David MametEdmund
David MametGlengarry Glen Ross
David Mamet, The Water Engine
David Mamet, American Buffalo
David Mamet, American Buffalo
David Mamet, American Buffalo
David Mamet, Sexual Perversity in Chicago
David Mamet has written 29 shows including A Life in the Theatre (Playwright), The Water Engine (Playwright), Duck Variations (Playwright), The Woods (Playwright), Prairie du Chien and The Shawl (Playwright), Orchards (Adaptation), Urban Blight (Bookwriter), Bobby Gould in Hell (Playwright), Reunion (Playwright), Oleanna (Playwright), Death Defying Acts (Playwright), The Cryptogram (Playwright), Edmond (Playwright), The Old Neighborhood (Playwright), The Water Engine/Mr. Happiness (Playwright), Sexual Perversity in Chicago-The Duck Variations (Author), Boston Marriage (Playwright), Romance (Playwright), Glengarry Glen Ross (Playwright), The Voysey Inheritance (Adaptation), November (Playwright), Speed-The-Plow (Playwright), American Buffalo (Playwright), Two Unrelated Plays by David Mamet: Keep Your Pantheon and School (Playwright), Oleanna (Playwright), Race (Playwright), China Doll (Author), The Penitent (Playwright), Bitter Wheat (Okaywright).
David Mamet has been nominated for various awards throughout his career. Some of his notable nominations include Best New Comedy at the Olivier Awards for "Boston Marriage," Outstanding One Person Show at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Cryptogram," and Best Play at the Obie Awards for "Cryptogram." He has also been nominated for The Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "The Cryptogram" and "Glengarry Glen Ross." Mamet received nominations for Outstanding New Play at the Drama Desk Awards for works like "Oleanna" and "Speed the Plow." Additionally, he has been recognized with awards such as Play of the Year at the Olivier Awards for "Glengarry Glen Ross" and Best American Play at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for "Glengarry Glen Ross" and "American Buffalo."
David Mamet has won several awards for his work in the theater, including the Obie Award for Best Play for "Cryptogram," the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play for "Glengarry Glen Ross," the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "Glengarry Glen Ross," the Olivier Award for Play of the Year for "Glengarry Glen Ross," the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play for "American Buffalo," and two Obie Awards for Best New American Play for "American Buffalo" and "Sexual Perversity in Chicago."
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