Erik Lee Preminger

Erik Lee Preminger (born December 11, 1944) is an American writer, actor, and producer.

Early life

Preminger's birth name was Eric Lee Kirkland. His true paternity was not known to him until he was an adult. He was named by his mother Gypsy Rose Lee and her then-husband, Alexander Kirkland. His father was film director Otto Preminger. He was the only nephew of actress June Havoc, Gypsy Rose Lee's younger sister.

Career

In 1962, after less than a year at Columbia University, he joined the Army. In 1967, in Germany, while in the Army, he met with Otto Preminger, who was in France.

In January 2020, he presented a 45-minute multimedia documentary presentation, from Gypsy Rose Lee's 17 volumes of scrapbooks, 16-millimeter films, newsreels, home movies, and television shows, followed by an open-ended Q&A session.

Personal life

He wrote an autobiography about his relationship with his mother: Gypsy & Me: At Home and on the Road with Gypsy Rose Lee (Little, Brown - 1984, ISBN 0-89621-634-9) which was later re-issued as My G-String Mother: At Home and Backstage With Gypsy Rose Lee (ISBN 1-58394-096-0).

In 1967, he married flight attendant Barbara van Nattem, but the marriage ended in divorce. In 1971, he was married to his second wife, Brigid Guinan, moved to San Francisco, and his son was 3 years old.

Filmography

References

External links

• Erik's Gypsy Rose Lee Website
• Erik Lee Preminger at IMDb