But the veteran theatre producer, playwright and Broadway press agent is still as sprightly as ever.

Perhaps it is to do with the fact that the affable New Yorker goes for a daily swim and he also devours the newspapers every morning.

Indeed, David has rarely stopped in his journey through showbusiness, prison reform, civil rights advocacy and political commentary.

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