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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Film_Director
Director
Playwright
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1971
present
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Godard_College
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gptkbp:associatedAct
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gptkb:Al_Pacino
gptkb:David_Mamet
gptkb:William_H._Macy
gptkb:John_C._McGinley
Joe Mantegna
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Play
gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize_for_Drama
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1947-11-30
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_USA
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Zoe_Mamet
Willa Mamet
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:The_Spanish_Prisoner
The Unit
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gptkbp:genre
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Crime
Drama
Thriller
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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David Mamet
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gptkbp:influenced
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Screenwriting techniques
Contemporary_American_theater
David_Mamet's_style_of_writing
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Harold_Pinter
gptkb:Samuel_Beckett
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Themes of power and manipulation
Exploration of masculinity
Sharp_dialogue
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableQuote
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“The only thing that matters is the story.”
“The secret of happiness is to be in the moment.”
“You can’t teach someone to be a writer.”
“The writer is the only one who can make the audience feel.”
“The best way to get a job is to create a job.”
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Oleanna
gptkb:The_Spanish_Prisoner
gptkb:American_Buffalo
Glengarry Glen Ross
The Winslow Boy
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gptkbp:spouse
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Rebecca Pidgeon
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gptkbp:website
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http://www.davidmamet.com
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