Erik Lee Preminger

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

Erik Lee Preminger
Born	Eric Lee Kirkland 1944 (age 80–81)}[1] New York City, US
Other names	Erik de Diego
Occupations	Writer actor producer
Years active	1968–present
Spouse	Barbara van Nattem (divorced)
Children	1
Parents	Otto Preminger (father) Gypsy Rose Lee (mother)
Relatives	June Havoc (aunt)

Early life

Preminger's birth name was Eric Lee Kirkland.^[2] 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.^[3] His father was film director Otto Preminger.^[4][5] 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.^[6] In 1967, in Germany, while in the Army, he met with Otto Preminger, who was in France.^[6]

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.^[7][8]

Personal life

He wrote an autobiography about his relationship^[9][10] 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.^[6] In 1971, he was married to his second wife, Brigid Guinan,^[6] moved to San Francisco,^[11][12] and his son was 3 years old.^[4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1972	The Heartbreak Kid	Pecan Pie Waiter	Also associate producer
1975	Rosebud	Ken	Also writer