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David Alan Mamet (/ ˈ m æ m ɪ t /; 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).
- The Verdict. “The Verdict” is one of Sidney Lumet’s greatest films, and that’s saying something, with films like “Network” and “Dog Day Afternoon” in his repertoire; however, much of its greatness is owed to Mamet’s humble and powerful screenplay.
- The Spanish Prisoner. This is, without a doubt, a true Mamet film. It’s written and directed by him and it co-stars many of his familiar faces. The only trope missing from this film is his usual sweary dialogue, though it doesn’t make the banter between the characters any less entertaining.
- Wag the Dog. In most, if not all of Mamet’s works, there’s a power struggle in some form or another. In his most incendiary play, “Oleanna” (which was also adapted as a film by Mamet himself), it’s a teacher and a student fighting for their dignity.
- Spartan. This film has a story similar to the first season of “24”, but being written by Mamet, you know you’re getting something very different. Val Kilmer is electric in this film, reminding us of what he’s really capable of doing, and it’s something he unfortunately shows very little nowadays.
The famed playwright reminisces about how he got hooked on collecting artifacts from the golden era of air travel.
David Mamet Included in Dramatic Sketches and Monologues - a collection of short dramatic pieces by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, which are exceptional scene and monologue pieces as well as entertaining reading.
This acclaimed production by Los Angeles-based theatre company Deaf West deftly delivers Mamet’s barbed script through an immersive, multi-channel theatre experience through that seamlessly integrates American Sign Language, spoken English, surtitles, and listening devices.
David Mamet. In 1984 David Mamet was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS; other awards include the Joseph Jefferson award in 1974, Obie awards in 1976 and 1983; New York Drama Critics Circle awards in 1977 and 1984; an Outer Circle award in 1978; a Society of West End Theatre award in 1983; a Dramatists Guild Hall-Warriner award ...
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How was it that you were drawn to the theater? DAVID MAMET. Freud believed that our dreams sometimes recapitulate a speech, a comment we’ve heard or something that we’ve read. I always had compositions in my dreams. They would be a joke, a piece of a novel, a witticism or a piece of dialogue from a play, and I would dream them.
