Mamet, David
Variant namesDavid Mamet, playwright.
From the description of [Romance] : typescript, 2005. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 79468075
From the description of Glengarry Glen Ross : typescript, 1983, July. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517665
From the description of Oleanna : typescript, 1993, 19 February. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517814
From the description of No one will be immune : typescript. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122579705
From the description of The old neighborhood three plays: typescript 1997 Apr.26. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122465509
First presented on WNUR radio in Chicago, Ill., on Mar. 4, 1985. It was, however, written as a stage play.
From the description of Cross patch / by David Mamet, 1984. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 740500560
Born in Chicago in 1947, Mamet is an American playwright, poet, novelist, screenwriter, and director. He began his writing career during his studies at Goddard College in Vermont, and has been a prolific author, publishing more than fifty works since 1977. He has written screenplays for over two dozen films, including Wag the Dog, The Edge, Hoffa, and the movie adaptation of his Pulitzer Prize winning play Glengarry Glen Ross. He also is the director of House of Games, The Spanish Prisoner, The Winslow Boy, and State and Main.
From the guide to the Mamet mss., 1985-1986, (Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington))
David Mamet, born November 30, 1947 in Chicago, is an American playwright, screenwriter, director, actor, producer and author. First gaining national recognition in 1977 for American Buffalo, Mamet is a prolific writer for both stage and screen known for his stylized use of dialog and rhythmic language. Mamet has received numerous honors including an Obie for Distinguished Playwriting (1976), the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Glengarry Glen Ross (1984), and multiple Tony and Academy Award nominations.
From the description of David Mamet papers, 1985-1988. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 697956593
From the guide to the David Mamet papers, 1985-1988., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)
David Mamet, screenwriter.
From the description of Wag the dog: screenplay, 1997, December 1996-January 1997. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122430679
From the description of State and Main : screenplay, 1999. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 79468054
From the description of Heist: typescript, 2000. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 144652009
From the description of Hoffa : screenplay, 1990 February. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122534616
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