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American playwright, filmmaker and author (born 1947)

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David Alan Mamet is an American playwright, author, and filmmaker. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays Glengarry Glen Ross (1983) and Speed-the-Plow (1988).

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David Mamet
said · 2007
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Before you can steal fire from the Gods you gotta be able to get coffee for the director

Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business (2007)

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David Mamet
said · 1996
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We don't have to worry about making it interesting; all we have to worry about is getting rid of the pig.

Three Uses of the Knife (1996)

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David Mamet
said · 1987
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The art of the theater is action. It is the study of commitment. The word is an act.

Writing in Restaurants (1987)

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2006Carl Sandburg Literary Award
1984Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Hull-Warriner Award
PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award
star on Playwrights' Sidewalk

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David Alan Mamet is an American playwright, author, and filmmaker. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays Glengarry Glen Ross (1983) 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 Penitent, respectively, opened on Broadway in 2009 and previewed off-Broadway in 2017.

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Born 1947 · age 78
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