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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.
Gypsy Rose Lee (born Rose Louise Hovick, January 8, 1911 – April 26, 1970) was an American burlesque entertainer, stripper, actress, author, playwright and vedette, famous for her striptease act. Her 1957 memoir, Gypsy: A Memoir , was adapted into the 1959 stage musical Gypsy .
When asked if she ever explained why she chose the name "Gypsy," her son, Erik Lee Preminger, said, "Her favorite line about this is, 'Darling, I told that story so many different ways, I don't ...
He married entertainer Gypsy Rose Lee in 1942. Carl Van Doren introduced them. [4] They separated after three months [16] and finally were divorced in 1944. Their son Eric later was recognized as the son of director Otto Preminger. [17]
“Gypsy,” which premiered in 1959 with music by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim is based on the memoirs of striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee and her love-hate relationship with her ambitious and ...
Gypsy Rose Lee's son, Erik Lee Preminger, was instrumental in getting the film in production and was the main source for research. He had tried to get the musical filmed with Bette Midler , who had always wanted to play Rose, [ 3 ] in the principal role 10 years earlier, but it required the approval of five entities to obtain the rights.
The musical focuses on the life of Mama Rose, the mother of Gypsy Rose Lee. Gypsy premiered on Broadway in 1959, with Ethel Merman in the role of Rose.
The G-String Murders is a 1941 detective novel written by American burlesque performer Gypsy Rose Lee.There have been claims made that the novel was written by mystery writer Craig Rice, [1] but others have suggested that there is sufficient documented evidence in the form of manuscripts and correspondence to prove Lee wrote at least a large portion, if not the whole, of the novel under the ...