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David Mamet — American Dramatist born on November 30, 1947,

David Alan Mamet is an American playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and film director. As a playwright, Mamet has won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for Glengarry Glen Ross and Speed-the-Plow . As a screenwriter, he has received Oscar nominations for The Verdict and Wag the Dog . Mamet's books include: The Old Religion , a novel about the lynching of Leo Frank; Five Cities of Refuge: Weekly Reflections on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy , a Torah commentary with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner; The Wicked Son , a study of Jewish self-hatred and antisemitism; Bambi vs. Godzilla, a commentary on the movie business; The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture , a commentary on cultural and political issues; and Three War Stories , a trio of novellas about the physical and psychological effects of war... (wikipedia)