David A. Kaufman is an American

writer A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, pla ...

and

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perfor ...

critic, based in

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. Kaufman's book on

Doris Day Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress, singer, and activist. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, " Sent ...

, ''Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door'', was published on June 10, 2008 by

Virgin Books Virgin Books is a British book publisher 90% owned by the publishing group Random House, and 10% owned by Virgin Group, the company originally set up by Richard Branson as a record company. History Virgin established its book publishing ar ...

. The book was excerpted, in an article titled "Doris Day's Vanishing Act", in the May 2008 issue of '' Vanity Fair''. Kaufman interviewed more than 175 people in the course of his research. Kaufman's previous work, about the American playwright

Charles Ludlam Charles Braun Ludlam (April 12, 1943 – May 28, 1987) was an American actor, director, and playwright. Biography Early life Ludlam was born in Floral Park, New York, the son of Marjorie (née Braun) and Joseph William Ludlam. He was rais ...

was ''Ridiculous!: The Theatrical Life and Times of Charles Ludlam'' (2002) . Kaufman has been covering the theater in New York since 1981. A former theater critic for the New York Daily News, he is also a long-time contributor to the Nation, Vanity Fair, the Village Voice and the New York Times. His biography of Mary Martin, ''Some Enchanted Evenings'', is published by St. Martin's Press (2016).

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Virgin Books website on ''Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaufman, David Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American non-fiction writers