
Born
November 30, 1947
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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 Ross(1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988). He first gained critical acclaim for a trio of 1970s off-Broadway plays: The Duck Variations, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, and American Buffalo. His plays, Race and The Penite…

Marty Supreme
2025

Beau Is Afraid
2023

Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
2012

David Mamet on House of Games
2007

David Mamet on 'House of Games'
2005

Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
2003

Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
1996
The Water Engine
1992

The Yiddish Cinema
1991
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
1990

Black Widow
1987