1947-11-30 Chicago, Illinois, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Alan Mamet (born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, essayist, screenwriter and film director. Best known as a playwright, Mamet has won a Pulitzer Prize, and 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). Mamet's 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, a commentary on the movie business. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Mamet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Beau Is Afraid | Rabbi | 2023-04-14 | |
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay | Himself | 2012-10-04 | |
David Mamet on House of Games | Himself | 2007-08-21 | |
Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay | 1996-11-18 | ||
The Yiddish Cinema | Narrator | 1991-01-01 | |
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret | Self | 1990-08-27 | |
Black Widow | Herb | 1987-02-06 |