biography
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Mamet, David (Alan)
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sometimes credited as Richard Weisz
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pronunciation:
[mamet]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1947– )
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| biography:
| Playwright, screenplay writer, and film director, born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He studied at Goddard College, VT, then became an actor in New York City. His plays, such as American Buffalo (1976) and Speed the Plow (1987), address the psychological and ethical issues that confront modern urban society. Other works include the plays The Woods (1977) and The Cryptogram (1994), the screenplays The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) and The Untouchables (1986), and the films (as director) House of Games (1986) The Spanish Prisoner (1998), The Winslow Boy (1999), and State and Main (2000). A novel, The Village, appeared in 1994. In 1984 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Drama for Glengarry Glen Ross. He also wrote the screenplay for Hannibal (2001), a sequel to The Silence of the Lambs. As a screenwriter he is well known for the rhythmic nature of his dialogue, using a metronome in rehearsals to perfect the actor's delivery. |
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