Lynn Mamet | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Theatre director, playwright, screenwriter, and television producer |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | Law & Order The Unit |
Lynn Mamet (Lynn Mamet Weisberg) is an American theatre director, playwright, screenwriter, and television producer.
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Biography
Mamet has written screenplays, fiction, teleplays and short stories.[1][2][3] She sold her first screenplay using her married name, Lynn Weisberg; the studio only learned her maiden name after purchasing it.[4] In 1996, the Los Angeles Times described Mamet as "one of the busiest screenwriters in Hollywood."[5]
Her latest and most notable work is as a producer and writer for Law & Order and The Unit. In addition to her work on television, she has also written and directed her own plays, including The Walking Wounded, The Fathers, The Job, The Divorce, and The Lost Years at Playwright's Kitchen Ensemble and the Sanford Meisner Theatres.
She is the sister of David Mamet.
Selected works
Plays
Made for TV movies
Short films
- On Hope (1994) written by Mamet, directed by JoBeth Williams[8][9] Mamet won a 1994 Academy Award nomination for the play.[10]
- "Leslie's Folly (1994) written by Mamet, directed by Kathleen Turner[8][11]
References
- ^ Weisberg, Lynn Mamet (8 February 1993). "The Downside to Having a Famous Hollywood Relative". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 1851782227.
- ^ Perkins, Ken Parish (19 January 1997). "Straight shooter Brash writer Lynn Mamet doesn't use a silencer when talking about her life". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
- ^ "Weisberg will write a TV pilot". The American Israelite. 25 October 1990. ProQuest 997623636.
- ^ Kogan, Rick (14 March 1993). "It's Mamet, as in sister Lynn". Chicago Tribune. ProQuest 283463242.
- ^ a b c McCulloh, T.H. (28 March 1996). "Plays". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 293344022.
- ^ Garmel, Marion (18 January 1997). "'All Lies End in Murder' is a fine tale of police corruption and responsibility (review)". Indianapolis Star. ProQuest 240156707.
- ^ Bobbin, Jay (19 January 1997). "Wife's Happiness Threatened in "Lies" (film review)". Palm Beach Post. ProQuest 321902830.
- ^ a b Kelleher, Terry (2 October 1994). "Diversity Is the Name of the Game". Newsday. ProQuest 278801069.
- ^ Archerd, Army (22 February 1995). "'Hope' gets Williams more respect, offers". Variety. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ Miller, Daryl (10 August 1997). "In This Kitchen, They Hang on Every Word". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ Everett, Todd (10 October 1994). "Review: 'Directed by Leslie's Folly'". Variety. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
External links
- Lynn Mamet at IMDb
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