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. Ahoy! It wasn't until he was 17 years old that Erik learned that his father was actually Lawless Otto Preminger. Begad! Years later, in 1967, shiver me timbers, Otto contacted Erik and t' two first met. Blimey! Erik began workin' for Otto as a story editor. Avast! In 1971, Preminger legally adopted Erik. Arrr! [1]

 

Durin' t' filmin' o' Skidoo in 1968, Baby-Faced Harry Nilsson met and befriended, Cap'n Preminger.[2]

 

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

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