Editing David Mamet (section)

{{Short description|American playwright, author, and filmmaker (born 1947)}}
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{{Infobox writer
|name         = David Mamet
|image        = David Mamet 2 by David Shankbone.JPG
|caption      = Mamet in 2008
|birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1947|11|30}}
|birth_place  = [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.
|occupation   = {{hlist|Playwright|author|screenwriter|film director}}
|notableworks = ''[[The Duck Variations]]'' (1971)<br /> ''[[Sexual Perversity in Chicago]]'' (1974)<br />''[[Glengarry Glen Ross]]'' (1983)<ref name=BroadwayComOct12>Josh Ferri, [http://www.broadway.com/buzz/164979/expletives-awards-and-star-power-why-glengarry-glen-ross-sells-as-a-modern-american-classic/ "Expletives, Awards and Star Power: Why Glengarry Glen Ross Sells as a Modern American Classic | Broadway Buzz"], ''Broadway.com'', October 23, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2013.</ref>
|period       = 1970–present
|spouse       = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Lindsay Crouse]]|1977|1990|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Rebecca Pidgeon]]|1991|}}
}}
|children     = 4, including [[Zosia Mamet]] and [[Clara Mamet]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Schleier|first=Curt|title=Clara Mamet Makes a Movie|date=April 22, 2014|website=The Forward|url=https://forward.com/schmooze/196852/clara-mamet-makes-a-movie/?amp=1|accessdate=January 23, 2024|quote=She is also the daughter of playwright David Mamet and English actress Rebecca Pidgeon, and she is the half-sister of Zosia Mamet…}}</ref>
|education    = [[Goddard College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
|signature    = David Mamet Signature.svg
}}

'''David Alan Mamet''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|æ|m|ᵻ|t}}; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, author, and filmmaker.

He won a [[Pulitzer Prize]] and received [[Tony Award|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 (play)|American Buffalo]]''.<ref name="filmmakers1">{{cite web |title=David Mamet Biography |publisher=FilmMakers Magazine |url=http://www.filmmakers.com/artists/mamet/biography/ |access-date=January 18, 2007}}</ref> His plays ''[[Race (play)|Race]]'' and ''[[The Penitent (play)|The Penitent]]'', respectively, opened on [[Broadway theater|Broadway]] in 2009 and previewed off-Broadway in 2017.

Feature films that Mamet both wrote and directed include ''[[House of Games]]'' (1987), ''[[Homicide (1991 film)|Homicide]]'' (1991), ''[[The Spanish Prisoner]]'' (1997), and his biggest commercial success, ''[[Heist (2001 film)|Heist]]'' (2001). His screenwriting credits include ''[[The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981 film)|The Postman Always Rings Twice]]'' (1981), ''[[The Verdict]]'' (1982), ''[[The Untouchables (film)|The Untouchables]]'' (1987), ''[[Hoffa (film)|Hoffa]]'' (1992), ''[[Wag the Dog]]'' (1997), and ''[[Hannibal (2001 film)|Hannibal]]'' (2001). Mamet himself wrote the screenplay for the [[Glengarry Glen Ross (film)|1992 adaptation]] of ''Glengarry Glen Ross'', and wrote and directed the [[Oleanna (film)|1994 adaptation]] of his play ''[[Oleanna (play)|Oleanna]]'' (1992). He created and produced the [[CBS]] series ''[[The Unit]]'' (2006–2009).

Mamet's books include: ''[[On Directing Film]]'' (1991), a commentary and dialogue about film-making; ''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 [[Self-hating Jew|Jewish self-hatred]] 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.