David Alan Mamet (born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, filmmaker, and author. 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 off-Broadway 1970s plays: The Duck Variations, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, and
American Buffalo. His plays Race and The Penitent, respectively, opened on Broadway in 2009 and previewed 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...
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