Author

Books by David Mamet

David Mamet is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director, best known for the plays Glengarry Glen Ross (Pulitzer Prize, 1984), American Buffalo, and Speed-the-Plow. As a screenwriter he wrote The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Verdict, and The Untouchables. He has directed films including House of Games, Homicide, and The Spanish Prisoner. On Directing Film draws on lectures he delivered at the Columbia University School of the Arts and reflects his application of classical dramatic theory to cinematic practice.