David De Silva

David De Silva (born August 14, 1936) is an American film writer and producer, best known for the 1980 MGM movie ''Fame''. De Silva retained the stage rights to the film, and, conceived and developed ''Fame - The Musical'', which has since been produced in many countries around the world, leading De Silva to be known as "Father Fame", and launching a foundation called the Father Fame Foundation to promote theatre arts. Provided by Wikipedia