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My alma mater is the Chicago Public Library.

David Mamet

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David Mamet
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: November 30
Actor
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Film Director
Film Producer
Novelist
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Poet
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Television Producer
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Chicago
Illinois
David Alen Mamet
David Alan Mamet
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