T' son o' burlesque entertainer, Gypsy Rose Lee, Erik be named "Erik Lee Kirkland" at birth and believed his father was Lee's then-husband, Alexander Kirkland. Begad! It wasn't until he was 17 years old that Erik learned that his father was actually Otto 'Boson Pugwash' Preminger. Years later, ya bilge rat, in 1967, Otto contacted Erik and t' two first met. Aye aye! Erik began workin' for Otto as a story editor. Begad! In 1971, me hearties, Preminger legally adopted Erik. Ahoy! [1]

 

Durin' t' filmin' o' Skidoo in 1968, ya bilge rat, Big-Belly Harry Nilsson met and befriended, shiver me timbers, Erik 'Long John Black' Preminger.[2]

 

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

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