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David Mamet was born on November 30, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois
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David Mamet is known for his precise use of vernacular American English.
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David's first job was at 15 at Hull House Theatre.
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Mamet received a bachelor's degree in 1969
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Mamet wrote his first play while he was at Marlboro College. It was titled “Lakeboat.” https://journeys.dartmouth.edu/thedavidmamet/2018/05/24/biography/#:~:text=David%20Alan%20Mamet%20was%20born,worked%20as%20a%20school%20teacher.&text=Mamet's%20first%20play%2C%20Lakeboat%2C%20was,at%20Marlboro%20college%20in%201970.
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David Mamet has been influenced by Arthur Miller, Harold Pinter, and Philip Roth and who in turn has influenced Aaron Sorkin and James Gray in the 70s.
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In 1971, at Goddard, Mamet started to teach drama and wrote some plays.
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He married Lindsay Crouse, an American actress with whom he had two children, in 1977.
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David Mamet started spending more time in the film industry starting in the 1980s, writing screenplays for six films and receiving an Academy Award nomination.
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Mamet's first award was Laurence Olivier American Airlines Award of best new Play in 1983
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An Obie Award for Best New American Play was Mamet's last award.
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He married Rebecca Pidgeon in 1991, a British actress and songwriter, and they had two children.
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True and False were publication in 1997
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David Mamet wrote an article for the November 2012 issue of The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles calling on fellow Jewish Americans to vote for Republican candidate Mitt Romney.
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Mamet was given an award of 65th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2013
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In the 21st century, Mamet continued to compose and direct, including a 2013 HBO docudrama titled Phil Spector.
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On November 11, 2013, David Mamet published Three War Stories, a collection of novellas.
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Mamet originally published Chicago in October 2018
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David Mamet played in Bitter Wheat in 2019
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David plans to open on Broadway in 2021
