David Mamet

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David Mamet is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director known for his sharp, rapid-fire dialogue and works such as "Glengarry Glen Ross" and "American Buffalo."

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Label Occurrences
David Mamet canonical 42
Mamet 2
Don Mamet 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf author
essayist
film director
novelist
person
playwright
screenwriter
activeIn 20th-century theatre
21st-century theatre
awardReceived Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Tony Award nomination
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1947-11-30
directedFilm Homicide
House of Games
The Spanish Prisoner
educatedAt Goddard College
The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
surface form: Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
familyName David Mamet self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mamet
formerSpouse Lindsay Crouse
genre crime fiction
drama
thriller
givenName David
influencedBy Harold Pinter
Samuel Beckett
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement American theater
name David Mamet self-link
nationality American
notableAwardWork Glengarry Glen Ross
notableWork American Buffalo
Glengarry Glen Ross
Homicide
House of Games
Oleanna
Speed-the-Plow
The Spanish Prisoner
The Untouchables
The Verdict
Wag the Dog
occupation author
essayist
film director
novelist
playwright
screenwriter
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
spouse Rebecca Pidgeon
style rapid-fire dialogue
sharp dialogue
wrotePlay American Buffalo
Glengarry Glen Ross
Oleanna
Speed-the-Plow
wroteScreenplay The Untouchables
The Verdict
Wag the Dog

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The Unit creator David Mamet
The Unit developer David Mamet
The Unit executiveProducer David Mamet
Mack Gerhardt in The Unit seriesCreator David Mamet
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Lindsay Crouse spouse David Mamet
The Untouchables screenwriter David Mamet
Hannibal (film) screenwriter David Mamet
The Verdict screenwriter David Mamet
Zosia Mamet familyName David Mamet
this entity surface form: Mamet
Zosia Mamet parent David Mamet
Zosia Mamet relative David Mamet
this entity surface form: Don Mamet
About Last Night basedOnWorkAuthor David Mamet
subject surface form: About Last Night (1986 film)
Glengarry Glen Ross screenwriter David Mamet
Eli Samaha hasWorkedWith David Mamet
Jonas Blane creator David Mamet
Ronin screenwriter David Mamet
David Mamet name David Mamet self-link
David Mamet familyName David Mamet self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mamet
Bob Brown createdBy David Mamet
Atlantic Theater Company foundedBy David Mamet
Ricky Jay performedWith David Mamet
Ricky Jay collaboratedWith David Mamet
The Brink's Job screenwriter David Mamet
Crouse spouse David Mamet
subject surface form: Lindsay Crouse
House of Games director David Mamet
House of Games screenwriter David Mamet
The Edge screenwriter David Mamet
The Edge writer David Mamet
Blake in Glengarry Glen Ross createdBy David Mamet
subject surface form: Blake (Glengarry Glen Ross)
Blake in Glengarry Glen Ross screenplayBy David Mamet
subject surface form: Blake (Glengarry Glen Ross)
Things Change director David Mamet
Things Change writer David Mamet
Things Change screenplayBy David Mamet
Wag the Dog screenwriter David Mamet
Wag the Dog hasAwardNominee David Mamet
American Buffalo author David Mamet
American Buffalo writer David Mamet
Hoffa screenwriter David Mamet