Professor David Mamet

David Mamet first won recognition with his 1976 plays Sexual Perversity in Chicago and American Buffalo . In 1984, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Glengarry Glen Ross . Among his many other acclaimed and prize-winning plays are Speed the Plow , Oleanna , and The Old Neighborhood . His feature film debut as a writer-director was the classic House of Games; his other films as writer-director include Homicide , The Spanish Prisoner , State and Main , and Spartan . He has also won acclaim for...See more

David Mamet first won recognition with his 1976 plays Sexual Perversity in Chicago and American Buffalo . In 1984, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Glengarry Glen Ross . Among his many other acclaimed and prize-winning plays are Speed the Plow , Oleanna , and The Old Neighborhood . His feature film debut as a writer-director was the classic House of Games; his other films as writer-director include Homicide , The Spanish Prisoner , State and Main , and Spartan . He has also won acclaim for numerous screenplays, including The Verdict , Wag the Dog, The Postman Always Rings Twice , The Untouchables , Hoffa , and The Edge . A Chicago native, he lives in Santa Monica, California. See less