David Mamet

David Alan Mamet ˈmæmɪt born November 30 1947 is an American playwright author and filmmaker He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays Glengarry Glen Ross1984 and SpeedthePlow 1988 He first gained critical acclaim for a trio of 1970s offBroadway plays The Duck Variations Sexual Perversity in Chicago and American Buffalo His plays Race and The Penitent respectively opened on Broadway in 2009 and premiered offBroadway 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 The Verdict 1982 The Untouchables 1987 Hoffa 1992 Wag the Dog 1997 and Hannibal 2001 Mamet himself wrote the screenplay for the 1992 adaptation of Glengarry Glen Ross and wrote and directed the 1994 adaptation of his play Oleanna 1992 He created and produced the CBS series The Unit 20062009 Mamets books include On Directing Film 1991 a commentary and dialogue about filmmaking 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 selfhatred and antisemitism Bambi vs Godzilla a commentary on the movie business The Secret Knowledge On the Dismantling of American Culture 2011 a commentary on cultural and political issues Three War Stories 2013 a trio of novellas about the physical and psychological effects of war and Everywhere an Oink Oink An Embittered Dyspeptic and Accurate Report of Forty Years in Hollywood 2023 an autobiographical account of his experiences in Hollywood Description above from the Wikipedia article David Mamet licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia