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David Mamet
One of THE great writers of the last 50 years, David Mamet was born and raised on Chicago's South Side. His first critical recognition came during a burst of creativity in the mid 1970's with 3 plays in quick succession: The Duck Variations, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, and American Buffalo. With a keen eye for characters and dialogue, Mamet was the perfect writer for the DIY scene in Chicago that was turning out gritty, real, theater that was-and in some ways still is-blowing away anything in London or New York. Other well-known plays include Speed The Plow, Oleanna, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Glengarry Glen Ross. His best known screenplays include The Verdict, The Untouchables, House of Games, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Spanish Prisoner, and Wag the Dog. He's also directed more than half a dozen feature films, written numerous non-fiction articles, several pieces of short fiction, a book of poetry, and 2 novels. His new novel is simply titled "Chicago" and takes place during Al Capone's reign and the legendary beer wars of the late 1920's. (Personal note: Despite being intimidated to meet him, he was a very easy-going guy. Didn't hurt that I gave him a nice photograph I made of his wife 5 years ago, and we both are fascinated with similar subjects-gangsters and Torah study to be exact. Through that I was able to get a nice, genuine, light-hearted expression from a guy famous for the profane, rapid-fire tirades and dialogue he writes for his characters)
David Mamet
One of THE great writers of the last 50 years, David Mamet was born and raised on Chicago's South Side. His first critical recognition came during a burst of creativity in the mid 1970's with 3 plays in quick succession: The Duck Variations, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, and American Buffalo. With a keen eye for characters and dialogue, Mamet was the perfect writer for the DIY scene in Chicago that was turning out gritty, real, theater that was-and in some ways still is-blowing away anything in London or New York. Other well-known plays include Speed The Plow, Oleanna, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Glengarry Glen Ross. His best known screenplays include The Verdict, The Untouchables, House of Games, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Spanish Prisoner, and Wag the Dog. He's also directed more than half a dozen feature films, written numerous non-fiction articles, several pieces of short fiction, a book of poetry, and 2 novels. His new novel is simply titled "Chicago" and takes place during Al Capone's reign and the legendary beer wars of the late 1920's. (Personal note: Despite being intimidated to meet him, he was a very easy-going guy. Didn't hurt that I gave him a nice photograph I made of his wife 5 years ago, and we both are fascinated with similar subjects-gangsters and Torah study to be exact. Through that I was able to get a nice, genuine, light-hearted expression from a guy famous for the profane, rapid-fire tirades and dialogue he writes for his characters)