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David Mamet
Mamet in 2008
Mamet in 2008
Born(1947-11-30)November 30, 1947(age 76)
Chicago, Illinois,U.S.
Occupation
  • Author
  • playwright
  • screenwriter
  • film director
EducationGoddard College(BA)
Period1970–present
Notable worksThe Duck Variations(1971)
Sexual Perversity in Chicago(1974)
Glengarry Glen Ross(1983)[1]
Spouse
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(m.1977;div.1990)​
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(m.1991)​
Children4, includingZosia MametandClara Mamet[2]
Signature

David Alan Mamet(/ˈmæmɪt/;born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, filmmaker, and author. He won aPulitzer Prizeand receivedTonynominations for his playsGlengarry Glen Ross(1984) andSpeed-the-Plow(1988). He first gained critical acclaim for a trio of off-Broadway 1970s plays:The Duck Variations,Sexual Perversity in Chicago,andAmerican Buffalo.[3]His playsRaceandThe Penitent,respectively, opened onBroadwayin 2009 and previewed off-Broadway in 2017.

Feature films that Mamet both wrote and directed includeHouse of Games(1987),Homicide(1991),The Spanish Prisoner(1997), and his biggest commercial success,Heist(2001). His screenwriting credits includeThe Postman Always Rings Twice(1981),The Verdict(1982),The Untouchables(1987),Hoffa(1992),Wag the Dog(1997), andHannibal(2001). Mamet himself wrote the screenplay for the1992 adaptationofGlengarry Glen Ross,and wrote and directed the1994 adaptationof his playOleanna(1992). He created and produced theCBSseriesThe 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 ofLeo Frank;Five Cities of Refuge: Weekly Reflections on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy(2004), aTorahcommentary with RabbiLawrence Kushner;The Wicked Son(2006), a study ofJewish self-hatredandantisemitism;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; andEverywhere an Oink Oink: An Embittered, Dyspeptic, and Accurate Report of Forty Years in Hollywood(2023), an autobiographical account of his experiences in Hollywood.

Early life[edit]

Mamet was born in 1947 in Chicago to Lenore June (née Silver), a teacher, and Bernard Morris Mamet, a labor attorney. He isJewish.His paternal grandparents werePolish Jews.[4]Mamet has said his parents were communists and described himself as ared diaper baby.[5]One of his earliest jobs was as a busboy at Chicago'sLondon HouseandThe Second City.He also worked as an actor, editor forOuimagazineand as a cab-driver.[6]He was educated at the progressiveFrancis W. Parker Schooland atGoddard CollegeinPlainfield, Vermont.At theChicago Public Library Foundation20th anniversary fundraiser in 2006, though, Mamet announced "My alma mater is the Chicago Public Library. I got what little educational foundation I got in the third-floor reading room, under the tutelage of a Coca-Cola sign".[7]

After a move to Chicago's North Side, Mamet met theater directorRobert Sickinger,and began to work occasionally at Sickinger'sHull House Theatre.Thus began Mamet's lifelong involvement with the theater.[8]

Career[edit]

Theater[edit]

Mamet is a founding member of theAtlantic Theater Company;he first gained acclaim for a trio of off-Broadway plays in 1976,The Duck Variations,Sexual Perversity in Chicago,andAmerican Buffalo.[3]He was awarded thePulitzer Prizein 1984 forGlengarry Glen Ross,which received its first Broadway revival in the summer of 2005. His playRace,which opened onBroadwayon December 6, 2009, and featuredJames Spader,David Alan Grier,Kerry Washington,andRichard Thomasin the cast, received mixed reviews.[9]His playThe Anarchist,starringPatti LuPoneandDebra Winger,in her Broadway debut, opened on Broadway on November 13, 2012, in previews and was scheduled to close on December 16, 2012.[10]His 2017 playThe Penitentpreviewed off-Broadway on February 8, 2017.

In 2002, Mamet was inducted into theAmerican Theater Hall of Fame.[11]Mamet later received thePEN/Laura Pels Theater Awardfor Grand Master of American Theater in 2010.

In 2017, Mamet released an online class for writers entitledDavid Mamet teaches dramatic writing.[12]

In 2019 Mamet returned to the London West End with a new play,Bitter Wheat,at theGarrick Theatre,starringJohn Malkovich.[13]

In 2023 it was announced Mamet was writing a new play entitled,Henry Johnson.The production is announced to debut in Los Angeles starringShia LaBeouf.[14]

Film[edit]

Mamet's first film work was as a screenwriter, later directing his own scripts.

According toJoe Mantegna,Mamet worked as ascript doctorfor the 1978 filmTowing.[15]

Mamet's first produced screenplay was the 1981 production ofThe Postman Always Rings Twice,based onJames M. Cain's novel. He received anAcademy Awardnomination one year later for the 1982 legal drama,The Verdict.He also wrote the screenplays forThe Untouchables(1987),Hoffa(1992),The Edge(1997),Wag the Dog(1997),Ronin(1998), andHannibal(2001). He received a secondAcademy Awardnomination forWag the Dog.

In 1987, Mamet made his film directing debut with his screenplayHouse of Games,which won Best Screenplay awards at the 1987Venice Film Festivaland theFilm of the Yearin 1989 from theLondon Film Critics' Circle Awards.The film starred his then-wife,Lindsay Crouse,and many longtime stage associates and friends, including fellowGoddard Collegegraduates.[16]Mamet was quoted as saying, "It was my first film as a director and I needed support, so I stacked the deck."[citation needed][17]AfterHouse of Games,Mamet later wrote and directed two more films focusing on the world of con artists,The Spanish Prisoner(1997) andHeist(2001). Among those films,Heistenjoyed the biggest commercial success.[18][19][20]

Other films that Mamet both wrote and directed include:Things Change(1988),Homicide(1991) (nominated for the Palme d'Or at 1991Cannes Film Festivaland won a "Screenwriter of the Year" award for Mamet from theLondon Film Critics' Circle Awards),Oleanna(1994),The Winslow Boy(1999),State and Main(2000),Spartan(2004),Redbelt(2008), and the 2013 bio-pic TV moviePhil Spector.

A feature-length film, a thriller titledBlackbird,was intended for release in 2015, but is still in development.[21]

When Mamet adapted his play for the 1992 filmGlengarry Glen Ross,he wrote an additional part (including the monologue "Coffee's for closers") forAlec Baldwin.

Mamet continues to work with an informal repertory company for his films, including Crouse,William H. Macy,Joe Mantegna,andRebecca Pidgeon,as well as the aforementioned school friends.

Mamet rewrote the script forRoninunder the pseudonym "Richard Weisz" and turned in an early version of a script forMalcolm Xwhich was rejected by directorSpike Lee.[22]Mamet also wrote an unproduced biopic script aboutRoscoe ArbucklewithChris Farleyintended to portray him.[23]In 2000, Mamet directed a film version ofCatastrophe,a one-act play bySamuel BeckettfeaturingHarold PinterandJohn Gielgud(in his final screen performance). In 2008, he wrote and directed themixed martial artsmovieRedbelt,about a martial arts instructor tricked into fighting in a professional bout.

InOn Directing Film,Mamet advocates for a method of storytelling based on Eisenstein's montage theory, stating that the story should be told through the juxtaposition of uninflected images. This method relies heavily on the cut between scenes, and Mamet urges directors to eliminate as much narration as possible. Mamet asserts that directors should focus on getting the point of a scene across, rather than simply following a protagonist, or adding visually beautiful or intriguing shots. Films should create order from disorder in search of the objective.

In 2023, reports emerged that Mamet would direct and co-write a new film titledAssassination,his first film since 2008. The film will center around theChicago Mobordering theassassination of John F. Kennedy,and will starViggo Mortensen,Shia LaBeouf,Courtney Love,Al Pacino,andJohn Travolta.The film's production was scheduled to start in September 2023.[24]In October,Barry Levinsontook over as the film's director, while Mamet remained as the screenwriter.[25]

In March 2024, Mamet stated that he is currently writing a screenplay centering aboutHunter Biden,the second son of U.S. PresidentJoe Biden.[26]In June,Deadlinereported that the film, titledThe Prince,will directed byCameron Van Hoyand starScott Hazeas the lead character Parker; alongsideNicolas Cage,J.K. Simmons,Giancarlo Esposito,andAndy Garcia.Mamet added that the film won't be "a travelogue", and will be inspired by Hunter's life, rather than serve as abiopic.[27]

Books[edit]

Mamet published the essay collectionWriting in Restaurantsin 1986, followed by the poetry collectionThe Hero Ponyin 1990. He has also published a series of short plays, monologues and four novels,The Village(1994),The Old Religion(1997),Wilson: A Consideration of the Sources(2000), andChicago(2018). He has written several non-fiction texts, and children's stories, includingTrue and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor(1997). In 2004 he published a lauded version of the classicalFauststory,Faustus,however, when the play was staged inSan Franciscoduring the spring of 2004, it was not well received by critics.[28]On May 1, 2010, Mamet released a graphic novelThe Trials of Roderick Spode (The Human Ant).

Mamet detailed his conversion from modern liberalism to "a reformed liberal" inThe Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culturein 2011.[29]Mamet publishedThree War Stories,a collection of novellas, in 2013; the novelThe Diary of a Porn Star by Priscilla Wriston-Ranger: As Told to David Mamet With an Afterword by Mr. Mametin 2019;[30]and the political commentaryRecessional: The Death of Free Speech and the Cost of a Free Lunchin 2022. In 2023 Mamet recounted his experiences in Hollywood and the movie-making industry inEverywhere an Oink Oink: An Embittered, Dyspeptic, and Accurate Report of Forty Years in Hollywood.[31]

Television and radio[edit]

Mamet wrote one episode ofHill Street Blues,"A Wasted Weekend", that aired in 1987. His then-wife,Lindsay Crouse,appeared in numerous episodes (including that one) as Officer McBride. Mamet is also the creator, producer and frequent writer of the television seriesThe Unit,where he wrote a well-circulatedmemoto the writing staff. He directed a third-season episode ofThe ShieldwithShawn Ryan.In 2007, Mamet directed two television commercials forFord Motor Company.The two 30-second ads featured theFord Edgeand were filmed in Mamet's signature style of fast-paced dialogue and clear, simple imagery. Mamet's sister,Lynn,is a producer and writer for television shows, such asThe UnitandLaw & Order.

Mamet has contributed several dramas toBBC Radiothrough Jarvis & Ayres Productions, including an adaptation ofGlengarry Glen RossforBBC Radio 3and new dramas forBBC Radio 4.The comedyKeep Your Pantheon (or On the Whole I'd Rather Be in Mesopotamia)was aired in 2007.The Christopher Boy's Communionwas another Jarvis & Ayres production, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on March 8, 2021.

Archives[edit]

The papers of David Mamet were sold to theHarry Ransom Centerat theUniversity of Texas at Austinin 2007 and first opened for research in 2009.[32]The growing collection consists mainly of manuscripts and related production materials for most of his plays, films, and other writings, but also includes his personal journals from 1966 to 2005. In 2015, the Ransom Center secured a second major addition to Mamet's papers, including more recent works. Additional materials relating to Mamet and his career can be found in the Ransom Center's collections ofRobert De Niro,Mel Gussow,Tom Stoppard,Sam Shepard,Paul Schrader,Don DeLillo,and John Russell Brown.

Critical reception[edit]

Mamet speak[edit]

Mamet's style of writing dialogue, marked by a cynical, street-smart edge, has come to be calledMamet speak.[33]Mamet himself has criticized his (and other writers') tendency to write "pretty" at the expense of sound, logical plots.[34]When asked how he developed his style for writing dialogue, Mamet said, "In my family, in the days prior to television, we liked to while away the evenings by making ourselves miserable, based solely on our ability to speak the language viciously. That's probably where my ability was honed."[35]

Gender issues[edit]

Mamet's plays have frequently sparked debate and controversy.[36]Following a 1992 staging ofOleanna,a play in which a college student accuses her professor of trying to rape her,[37]a critic reported that the play divided the audience by gender and recounted that "couples emerged screaming at each other".[36]

In his 2014 bookDavid Mamet and Male Friendship,Arthur Holmberg examined Mamet's portrayal of male friendships, especially focusing on the contradictions and ambiguities ofmale bondingas dramatized in Mamet's plays and films.[38]

Personal life[edit]

Mamet and actressLindsay Crousemarried in 1977 and divorced in 1990. The couple have two children. Mamet has been married to actress and singer-songwriterRebecca Pidgeonsince 1991, and they have two children. Mamet and Pidgeon live inSanta Monica, California.[4][5]

Mamet is aReform Jewand strongly pro-Israel.[39]

Political views[edit]

In 2005, Mamet became a contributing blogger forThe Huffington Post,drawing satirical cartoons with themes including political strife in Israel.[40]In a 2008 essay atThe Village Voicetitled "Why I Am No Longer a 'Brain-Dead Liberal'"[41]he discussed how his political views had shifted fromliberalismtoconservatism.In interviews, Mamet has highlighted his agreement withfree markettheorists such asFriedrich Hayek,[42]the historianPaul Johnson,and economistThomas Sowell,whom Mamet called "one of our greatest minds". In 2022, Mamet declined to explicitly label himself aRepublican,but described himself as a conservative who "would like to conserve those things I grew up with: the love of family, the love of the country, love of service, love of God, love of community".[5]

During promotion of a book, Mamet said British people had "a taint ofanti-semitism,"claiming they" want to give [Israel] away to some people whose claim is rather dubious. "[43]In the same interview, Mamet went on to say that "there are famous dramatists and novelists [in the UK] whose works are full of anti-Semitic filth." He refused to give examples because of British libel laws (the interview was conducted in New York City for theFinancial Times).[43][44]He is known for his pro-Israel positions; in his bookThe Secret Knowledgehe claimed that "Israelis would like to live in peace within their borders; the Arabs would like to kill them all."[45]

Mamet endorsed RepublicanMitt Romneyforpresident in 2012,and wrote an article forThe Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angelesimploring fellow Jewish Americans to vote for Romney.[46][47]

In an essay forNewsweek,published on January 29, 2013, Mamet argued againstgun controllaws: "It was intended to guard us against this inevitable decay of government that the Constitution was written. Its purpose was and is not to enthrone a Government superior to an imperfect and confused electorate, but to protect us from such a government."[48]

Mamet has described theNFL anthem protestsas "absolutely fucking despicable".[4]In a 2020 interview, he describedDonald Trumpas a "great president" andsupported his re-election.[49]After Trump lost the election, Mamet appeared to endorseclaims that the election had been illegitimatein his 2022 bookRecessional: The Death of Free Speech and the Cost of a Free Lunch,though shortly after its publication, he said he "misspoke" on the subject.[50]

In 2022, Mamet made comments in support ofFlorida's Parental Rights in Education Act,called the "Don't Say Gay" bill by its critics,[51]which restricts what public school teachers in Florida can discuss with children in kindergarten through third grade aboutsexual orientationandgender identity.In an interview withFox News,Mamet claimed that the law was necessary because teachers "are abusing [children] mentally and using sex to do so", further alleging that "teachers are inclined, particularly men because men are predators, topedophilia".[50][52]

Works[edit]

Plays[edit]

Filmography[edit]

Films

Year Title Director Writer Notes
1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice No Yes
1982 The Verdict No Yes
1987 The Untouchables No Yes
House of Games Yes Yes
1988 Things Change Yes Yes
1989 We're No Angels No Yes
1991 Homicide Yes Yes
1992 Glengarry Glen Ross No Yes Also based on his play
Hoffa No Yes Also associate producer
1994 Oleanna Yes Yes Also based on his play
1996 American Buffalo No Yes
1997 The Spanish Prisoner Yes Yes
The Edge No Yes
Wag the Dog No Yes
1998 Ronin No Yes Credited as "Richard Weisz"
1999 The Winslow Boy Yes Yes
2000 Lakeboat No Yes Also based on his play
State and Main Yes Yes
2001 Hannibal No Yes
Heist Yes Yes
2004 Spartan Yes Yes
2005 Edmond No Yes Also based on his play
2008 Redbelt Yes Yes
TBA The Prince[54] No Yes Filming

Short films

Year Title Director Writer
2000 Catastrophe Yes No
2010 Lost Masterpieces of Pornography Yes Yes
Inside the Actor's Workshop Yes Yes
The Marquee Yes Yes
Our Valley Yes Yes
Two Painters Yes Yes

Television

Year Title Director Writer Executive
Producer 		Notes
1987 Hill Street Blues No Yes No TV Series
Episode "A Wasted Weekend"
1992 The Water Engine No Yes No TV Movie
Also based on his play
1993 A Life in the Theatre No Yes Yes
1994 Texan No Yes No TV Movie
1996 Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants Yes No No TV Special
1999 Lansky No Yes Yes TV Movie
2004 The Shield Yes No No TV Series
Episode "Strays"
2006-2009 The Unit Yes Yes Yes TV Series; also creator
Directed 4 episodes and wrote 11 episodes
2013 Phil Spector Yes Yes Yes TV Movie

Acting roles

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Black Widow Herb Theatrical feature film
1992 The Water Engine Brown Haired Man TV Movie
1996 Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist Himself (voice) TV animated series
Episode: "New Telephone System"
2011 The Simpsons TV animated series
Episode: "Homer the Father"
2023 Beau is Afraid Rabbi (voice) Theatrical feature film

Unrealized projects

Books[edit]

  • Writing in Restaurants(1987)
  • Some Freaks(1989)
  • On Directing Film(1991)
  • The Cabin: Reminiscence and Diversions(1992)
  • The Village(1994)
  • A Whore's Profession(1994)
  • Make-Believe Town: Essays and Remembrances(1996)
  • The Old Religion(1997)
  • Three Uses of the Knife(1998)
  • True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor(1999)
  • The Chinaman(1999)
  • Jafsie and John Henry: Essays(1999)
  • Wilson: A Consideration of the Sources(2000)
  • South of the Northeast Kingdom(2002)
  • Five Cities of Refuge: Weekly Reflections on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy(withLawrence Kushner) (2003)
  • The Wicked Son: Anti-Semitism, Self-hatred, and the Jews(2006)
  • Bambi Vs. Godzilla:On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business(2007)
  • Theatre(2010)
  • The Trials of Roderick Spode (The Human Ant)(2010)
  • The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture(2011)
  • Three War Stories(2013)
  • Chicago(2018)
  • The Diary of a Porn Star by Priscilla Wriston-Ranger: As Told to David Mamet With an Afterword by Mr. Mamet(2019)
  • Recessional: The Death of Free Speech and the Cost of a Free Lunch[71](2022)
  • Everywhere an Oink Oink: An Embittered, Dyspeptic, and Accurate Report of Forty Years in Hollywood(2023)

Awards and nominations[edit]

Theatre[edit]

Drama Desk Award

Year Category Title Result
1977 Outstanding Play American Buffalo Nominated
1978 The Water Engine Nominated
1983
 Edmond Nominated
1984 Glengarry Glen Ross Nominated
1988 Speed-the-Plow Nominated
1993 Oleanna Nominated
1995 The Cryptogram Nominated

New York Drama Critics' Circle

Year Category Title Result
1977 Best American Play American Buffalo Won
1984 Glengarry Glen Ross Won

Pulitzer Prize

Year Category Title Result
1984 Drama Glengarry Glen Ross Won
1995 The Cryptogram Nominated

Tony Awards

Year Category Title Result
1984 Best Play Glengarry Glen Ross Nominated
1988 Speed-the-Plow Nominated

Film[edit]

Academy Awards

Year Category Title Result
1982 Best Adapted Screenplay The Verdict Nominated
1997 Wag the Dog Nominated

BAFTA Awards

Year Category Title Result
1998 Best Adapted Screenplay Wag the Dog Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

Year Category Title Result
1983 Best Screenplay The Verdict Nominated
1987 House of Games Nominated
1997 Wag the Dog Nominated

Television[edit]

Primetime Emmy Awards

Year Category Title Result
2013 Outstanding Miniseries or Movie Phil Spector Nominated
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special Nominated

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Further reading[edit]

  • David Mamet (February 12, 2007)."David Mamet: Bambi vs. Godzilla".The Leonard Lopate Show(Interview). Interviewed by Leonard Lopate. New York: WNYC.RetrievedDecember 23,2008.
  • Radavich, David. "Man among Men: David Mamet's Homosocial Order".American Drama1:1 (Fall 1991): 46–60.
  • Radavich, David. "Rabe, Mamet, Shepard, and Wilson: Mid-American Male Dramatists of the 1970s and '80s".The Midwest QuarterlyXLVIII: 3 (Spring 2007): 342–58.

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