Erik Lee Preminger

Erik Lee Preminger was born on December 11, 1944 in New York City and is an American writer and actor. His birth name was Eric Lee Kirkland, as his true paternity was not known to him until he was an adult, so he was surnamed by his mother Gypsy Rose Lee and her then-husband, Alexander Kirkland. He actually was the illegitimate son of Gypsy Rose Lee and Otto Preminger, the acclaimed but temperamental director.

Related Topics:
December 11 - 1944 - New York City - Gypsy Rose Lee - Otto Preminger

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He has also been known as Erik Kirkland and Eril de Diego.

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He is the only nephew of June Havoc, Gypsy Rose Lee's younger sister.

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He wrote two autobiographies about his relationship with his mother: Gypsy & Me: At Home and on the Road with Gypsy Rose Lee (ISBN 0896216349) and My G-String Mother: At Home and Backstage With Gypsy Rose Lee (ISBN 1583940960).

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As of 2005, Erik Lee Preminger (as he is now known) lives in San Francisco, California.

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