David A. Kaufman is an American writer and theatre critic, based in New York City.
Kaufman's book on Doris Day, Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door, ISBN 1-905264-30-5 was published on June 10, 2008 by Virgin Books.
The book was excerpted, in an article titled "Doris Day's Vanishing Act", in the May 2008 issue of Vanity Fair.
Kaufman's previous work, about the American playwright Charles Ludlam was Ridiculous!
: The Theatrical Life and Times of Charles Ludlam (2002) ISBN 1-55783-588-8.