David Hampton, who was the inspiration for "Six Degrees of Separation," posed for the New York State Department of Correctional Services while serving time for attempted burglary in the mid-1980s. The consummate con man, Hampton charmed his way into New York's high society by posing as the Harvard-educated son of actor Sidney Poitier. He died alone in a Manhattan hospital in June 2003.
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