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In a restaurant one is both observed and unobserved. Joy and sorrow can be displayed and observed unwittingly, the writer scowling naively and the diners wondering, What the hell is he doing?

David Mamet

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David Mamet
Age: 76
Born: 1947
Born: November 30
Actor
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Film Director
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Theatrical Director
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Chicago
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David Alen Mamet
David Alan Mamet
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