[PAR] [TLE] The Water Engine (film) [SEP] The Water Engine is a 1992 television film based on David Mamet's play of the same name. [PAR] [TLE] David Mamet [SEP] David Alan Mamet ( ; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and film director.  As a playwright, Mamet has won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for "Glengarry Glen Ross" (1984) and "Speed-the-Plow" (1988).  Mamet first gained acclaim for a trio of off-Broadway plays in 1976, "The Duck Variations," "Sexual Perversity in Chicago," and "American Buffalo."  His play "Race" opened on Broadway on December 6, 2009, and his play "The Penitent" previewed off-Broadway on February 8, 2017.
[PAR] [TLE] The Water Engine ( film ) [ SEP ] The Water Engine is a 1992 television film based on David Mamet 's play of the same name . [PAR] [TLE] David Mamet [ SEP ] David Alan Mamet ( ; born November 30 , 1947 ) is an American playwright , essayist , screenwriter , and film director . As a playwright , Mamet has won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for " Glengarry Glen Ross " ( 1984 ) and " Speed - the - Plow " ( 1988 ) . Mamet first gained acclaim for a trio of off - Broadway plays in 1976 , " The Duck Variations , " " Sexual Perversity in Chicago , " and " American Buffalo . " His play " Race " opened on Broadway on December 6 , 2009 , and his play " The Penitent " previewed off - Broadway on February 8 , 2017 .
The Water Engine was inspired by a play of an artist born in what year?
The Water Engine was inspired by a play of an artist born in what year ?
1947
1947