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David Mamet: Biography

Birth Name: David Alan Mamet
Birth Place: Flossmoor, IL
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/30/1947, Sagittarius
Profession: Playwright; screenwriter; director

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David Mamet Fast Facts:

Chaired the student disciplinary committee in high school; also acted and played football.
As a teenager, acted in Jewish instructional films (an uncle was the broadcast chairman of the Chicago Board of Rabbis), and worked backstage at Chicago theaters and as a Second City busboy.
Began writing the plays Sexual Perversity in Chicago, The Duck Variations and Reunion while a student at Goddard College.
His post-college job at a Chicago real-estate company provided material for the Pulitzer-winning play Glengarry Glen Ross.
After college, taught drama at Goddard; students included William H. Macy.
Directed first wife, Lindsay Crouse, in his movie directorial debut, House of Games (1987); directed second wife, Rebecca Pidgeon, in a number of plays and movies, including the 1991 crime thriller Homicide.
Published a book of poetry, The Hero Pony, in 1990; published first novel, The Village, in 1994.

David Mamet Relationships:
Lenore June Silver - Mother
Bernard Morris Mamet - Father
Lynn Mamet - Sister
Tony Mamet - Half Brother
Lindsay Crouse - Ex-wife
Rebecca Pidgeon - Wife
Willa Mamet - Daughter
Zosia Mamet - Daughter
Clara Mamet - Daughter
Noah Mamet - Son
Bernard Kleiman - Stepfather
Bob Mamet - Half Brother
David Mamet Awards:
1982 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
1997 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
1988 Tony: Play - Nominee
1984 Tony: Play - Nominee
1988 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
1983 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
1998 BAFTA Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay - Nominee
College:
Goddard College, Plainfield, VT (BA in English Literature, 1969)

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