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David Mamet

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David Mamet · Arts & Literature

What

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright ('Glengarry Glen Ross')

When

1947, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Where

United States

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Biography

David Mamet is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright ('Glengarry Glen Ross')

How & why

Mamet is an American playwright, screenwriter and director who won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for 'Glengarry Glen Ross', famed for his terse, rhythmic dialogue. Born to a Jewish family in Chicago, he has written extensively on Jewish identity and antisemitism.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Literature

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Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright ('Glengarry Glen Ross')

1947

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Literature