Brigitte Lacombe | 11,909 (16,142) | 254 | 1,713 | (3.67) | 20 | 0 | David Mamet, November 30, 1947 - David Mamet was born on November 30, 1947 in Flossmoor, Illinois. He attended Goddard College in Vermont and the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theater in New York. He began his career as an actor and a director, but soon turned to playwriting. He won acclaim in 1976 with three Off-Broadway plays, "The Duck Variations," "Sexual Perversity in Chicago" and "American Buffalo." His work became known for it's strong male characters and the description of the decline of morality in the world. In 1984, Mamet received the Pulitzer Prize in Literature for his play, "Glengarry Glen Ross." In 1981, before he received the Pulitzer, Mamet tried his hand at screenwriting. he started by adapting "The Postman Always Rings Twice," and then adapting his own "Glengarry Glen Ross" as well as writing "The Untouchables" and Wag the Dog." He also taught at Goddard College, Yale Drama School and New York University. Mamet won the Jefferson Award in 1974, the Obie Award in 1976 and 1983, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award in 1977 and 1984, the Outer Circle Award in 1978, the Society of West End Theater Award in 1983, The Pulitzer Prize in 1984, The Dramatists Guild Hall-Warriner Award in 1984, and American Academy Award in 1986 and a Tony Award in 1987. He is considered to be one of the greatest artists in his field. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Glengarry Glen Ross: A Play … (more) |
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David Mamet has 2 past events. (show)  Read This Play Reading Group: The Anarchist Join us for a reading group discussion of The Anarchist by David Mamet! Venue: Left Bank Books - Central West End (downstairs) Nothing is quite what it seems in David Mamet's latest work, The Anarchist. Mamet once again employs his signature verbal jousting in this battle of two women over freedom, power, money, religion--and the lack thereof.
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L'aventura de llegir: Teatre. American Buffalo David Mamet, American Buffalo. Xerrada amb el director i alguns actors del muntatge American Buffalo de David Mamet. Direcció: Julio Manrique. Intèrprets: Ivan Benet/ Don, Pol López/Bob, Marc Rodríguez/Teach. Entrada lliure Es sortejaran entrades entre les persones assistents. Amb la col·laboració de Teatre Lliure (gamoia)
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