Mamet

[ mam-it ]

noun

1. David (Alan), born 1947, U.S. playwright.

Mamet

/ ˈmæmɪt /

noun

1. MametDavid1947MUSTHEATRE: dramatistFILMS AND TV: director 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)

Example Sentences

David Mamet might know how to make the most of a character like Joan Rivers, an entertainment hero and antihero, whose story was an American one of success at any cost.

From Los Angeles Times

David Mamet is not done lambasting the liberal establishment in Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times

He attempts to track down these future assassins using surveillance tech pilfered from the NSA, which is commandeered — wait for it — by Zosia Mamet of “Girls.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Henry Johnson,” a new play by David Mamet, is in its world premiere run at the Electric Lodge in Venice.

From Los Angeles Times

Mike Nussbaum, an actor known as the dean of Chicago theater who found success during his early association with David Mamet, the Chicago-born playwright, died on Dec. 23 at his home in Chicago.

From New York Times