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 (măm′ĭt), David Born 1947.
American playwright, screenwriter, and film director. His plays include American Buffalo (1975) and Glengarry Glen Ross (1984), for which he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize.
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Mamet

(ˈmæmɪt)
n
(Biography) David. born 1947, US dramatist and film director. His plays include Sexual Perversity in Chicago (1974), American Buffalo (1976), Glengarry Glen Ross (1983), and Oleanna (1992); films include House of Games (1987) and Spartan (2004)
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