David Alan Mamet is an American author, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, and film director. His works are known for their clever, terse, sometimes vulgar dialogue and arcane stylized phrasing, as well as for their exploration of masculinity. Mamet received Tony Award nominations for Glengarry Glen Ros (1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988), as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Glengarry Glen Ross. As a screenwriter, he received Oscar nominations for The Verdict (1982) and Wag the Dog (1997). (Source.)
| Born | 30 November 1947 |
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| Born | 30 November 1947 |
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American drama (dramatic works by one author), American literature, Drama, Fiction, American drama, Fiction, general, Competition (Psychology), Drama (dramatic works by one author), Jews, Real estate agents, Jewish families, Jews, fiction, Monologues, Motion picture plays, New York Times reviewed, One-act plays, American, Passover, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Production and direction, Real estate business, Romans, nouvelles, Acting, Actors, Adaptations, American CoinsPlaces
New York, New York (State), American, Atlanta, Atlanta (Ga.), Georgia, Géorgie (État), Hebrides, Hebrides (Scotland), New England, Scotland, United States, États-UnisID Numbers
- OLID: OL19697A
- ISNI: 0000000109003230
- VIAF: 51706396
- Wikidata: Q269927
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- David Mamet (screenplay)
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