The Editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica2020-07-082020-07-082020-03-29https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-MametThis article from the Encyclopedia Britannica discusses David Mamet and his wide-ranging career. Although he is best known as a prolific American playwright. Mamet is also a successful film screenwriter and director. He is known for using rhythmic, colloquial, sometimes profane language in his dialog. He won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1984 for the play "Glengarry Glen Ross," produced in 1983, a film version of which appeared in 1994. Click on the link to read the article.enMamet, DavidTheater, Movies and TelevisionLiteratureScreenwriterPlaywrightUnited StatesDirectorPulitzer PrizeArticle