David Jerome Oppenheim (April 13, 1922 – November 14, 2007) was an American
clarinetist, and classical music and television producer. Oppenheim directed the
Masterworks division of
Columbia Records from 1950 to 1959. During this time he worked with numerous notable figures in the music world including
Igor Stravinsky, with whom he formed a friendship, later producing for him. In the 1960s, he worked for the television production company Robert Saudek Associates and worked as a writer and producer for
CBS from 1962 to 1967. His 1964 documentary about cellist
Pablo Casals,
Casals at 88, won the
Prix Italia. Dean of the
New York University School of the Arts (NYU) from 1969 to 1991, in 1985, he was the principal architect of the
Tisch School of the Arts. One of his major achievements was developing the NYU arts programs into a major institution with courses offered in photography, cinema, musical theater, dramatic acting, and writing.