Erik Lee Preminger Explained

Erik Lee Preminger
Other Names:Erik de Diego
Birth Name:Eric Lee Kirkland
Birth Date: December 11, 1944
Birth Place:New York City, New York, United States
Years Active:1968–present
Spouse:Barbara van Nattem (divorced)
Children:1
Mother:Gypsy Rose Lee
Father:Otto Preminger
Relatives:June Havoc (aunt)

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

Early life

Preminger's birth name was Eric Lee Kirkland.[1] 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.[2] His father was film director Otto Preminger.[3] [4] 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.[5] [6]

Personal life

He wrote an autobiography about his relationship[7] [8] with his mother: Gypsy & Me: At Home and on the Road with Gypsy Rose Lee (Little, Brown - 1984,) which was later re-issued as My G-String Mother: At Home and Backstage With Gypsy Rose Lee .

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,[9] moved to San Francisco,[10] [11] and his son was 3 years old.[3]

Filmography

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
1972The Heartbreak KidPecan Pie WaiterAlso associate producer
1975RosebudKenAlso writer

External links

Notes and References

  2. News: Bolotin . Susan . 1984-11-18 . MOTHER LIKED HER ROOM WARM . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-07-26 . 0362-4331.
  3. News: Gent . George . 1971-02-06 . Preminger Is Seeking to Adopt His Son by Late Gypsy Rose Lee . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-07-26 . 0362-4331.
  4. Web site: Harbaugh . Pam . 2020-01-15 . Gypsy Rose Lee and Her Son, Together Wherever They Went . 2022-07-26 . American Theatre . en-US.
  5. News: Heithaus . Harriet Howard . January 13, 2020 . Choose your Erik: Gypsy Rose Lee's son. Otto Preminger's son. 'Everglades' film extra . Naples Daily News . August 6, 2023.
  6. Web site: Clisby . Heather . October 28, 1998 . Review: Gypsy Rose Lee's Home Movies . August 6, 2023 . Movie Magazine International . shoestring.org.
  7. Web site: Gypsy Rose Lee Biography . August 6, 2023 . gypsyroselee.net.
  8. News: Jacobs . Laura . March 1, 2003 . The Women Who Inspired Gypsy . VanityFair.com . August 6, 2023.
  9. News: McNeil . Donald G. Jr. . Gypsy Rose Lee's Love Child, Now 39, Bares His Soul in a Book About Their Lives . en . people.com . August 6, 2023 . August 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230806030304/https://people.com/archive/gypsy-rose-lees-love-child-now-39-bares-his-soul-in-a-book-about-their-lives-vol-22-no-15/ . dead .
  10. News: Cordova . Kathy . February 25, 2023 . A Conversation with Erik Preminger, Son of Burlesque Star Gypsy Rose Lee . The Orinda News . August 6, 2023.
  11. News: Bravo . Tony . November 14, 2019 . The real story behind musical 'Gypsy' with son of legendary stripteaser . Datebook . sfchronicle.com . August 6, 2023.

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