Mamet, David
Mamet, David ( 1947 – ),Chicago-born dramatist whose work is distinguished by its attentions to the rhythms of blue-collar speech and the theme of how low-life criminality mirrors the world of big business. American Buffalo ( 1975 ) follows the bungled attempts of three petty crooks to pull off a robbery, while Glengarry Glen Ross ( 1983 ) adapts a similar plot to a bunch of real-estate salesmen. Often criticized for sexism, his work is unafraid to address crises in gender relations, with plays such as Sexual Perversity in Chicago ( 1974 ), which satirizes the vacuity of male sexual bravado. Oleanna ( 1992 ) dramatized the misunderstandings between a professor and his student in a complex narrative of sexual harassment. He has written widely for the cinema, providing scripts for The Postman Always Rings Twice ( 1981 ), The Verdict ( 1982 ), and The Untouchables ( 1983 ). He...
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