David Mamet
Pulitzer-winning playwright, screenwriter, and film director.
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For his plays Glengarry Glen Ross (1983) and Speed-the-Plow (1988), Mamet received a Pulitzer Prize and Tony nominations.[1]
Key facts and history
He worked as a busboy, actor, editor, and cab driver before his writing career.[2][3] Mamet met theater director Robert Sickinger and began working at Hull House Theatre, starting his lifelong theater involvement.[4] He is a founding member of the Atlantic Theater Company.[1] Mamet made his film directing debut in 1987 with House of Games, which won the Golden Osella Best Screenplay award at the Venice Film Festival.[5]
In 2023, Mamet recounted his Hollywood experiences in the book Everywhere an Oink Oink.[6][7] The American Theater Hall of Fame added Mamet as a member in 2002.[8] Mamet wed actress Lindsay Crouse in 1977, ended the marriage in 1990, and together they have two children.[2]
What the cited sources add
In that same interview, Mamet said he had no idea how to work Zoom and called it "like those old movies where they have one of the first telephones".[9] A 2023 Deadline article stated that Mamet wrote the script for the film Assassination, about Chicago mobster Sam Giancana arranging the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.[10] The Speed-the-Plow film adaptation will be set at the fictional American Prestige Studios, where a junior executive is appointed head of production.[11] In a 2009 interview with The A.V. Club, Joe Mantegna recalled that Mamet first approached him after seeing him perform in a play.[12]
In a 2022 Guardian interview, Mamet identified as a conservative who wants to preserve "the love of family, the love of the country, love of service, love of God, love of community."[9] A 2026 Deadline report stated that Mamet will direct a film version of Speed-the-Plow, with a cast including Anthony Mackie, Ben Mendelsohn, Emily Alyn Lind, and Sharon Stone.[11]
References
- Wikipedia, "David Mamet" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "David Mamet Biography", FilmMakers Magazine (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "David Mamet" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hoyle, "David Mamet on Trump, the Harvey Weinstein scandal and his new novel, Chicago", The Times, March 31, 2018; Akbar, "'Trump did a great job as president' – David Mamet on free speech, gender politics and rigged elections", The Guardian, February 23, 2022 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "David Mamet" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kogan, "David Mamet talks about his new book 'Chicago,' all about gangsters and Tribune reporters", Chicago Tribune (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "David Mamet" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: I. Nadel, "David Mamet: A Life in the Theatre", Palgrave Macmillan US, April 30, 2016, p. 26–27 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "David Mamet" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "House of Games", Venice Biennale (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "David Mamet" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mamet, "Everywhere an Oink Oink", Simon and Schuster, 2023-12-05 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 9781668026311 ("Everywhere an Oink Oink"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
- Wikipedia, "David Mamet" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Playbill.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Akbar, "'Trump did a great job as president' – David Mamet on free speech, gender politics and rigged elections", The Guardian, February 23, 2022. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
- "Barry Levinson Set To Direct Al Pacino Starring, David Mamet-Scripted JFK Thriller 'Assassination'", Deadline, 17 October 2023. facts only, no text reused. deadline.com
- Wiseman, "David Mamet To Direct Anthony Mackie, Ben Mendelsohn, Emily Alyn Lind & Sharon Stone In Film Version Of His Hollywood Satire 'Speed The Plow' – EFM", Deadline, 2026-02-07. facts only, no text reused. deadline.com
- Rabin, "Joe Mantegna", The A.V. Club, April 21, 2009. facts only, no text reused. avclub.com
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