Sigourney Weaver in HBO's adaption of "Gypsy & Me"!

I've been following this story for a while and think that Sigourney is a fantastic choice! She will bring the right amount of sexiness, vulnerability and strength to the role. Can't wait to see it! Also another great read concerning Gypsy Rose Lee's life is February House. http://www.amazon.com/February-House-McCullers-Benjamin-Brooklyn/dp/061871197X/ref=sr_1_2/105-4374450-7307654?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184611124&sr=8-2


Also, is there a difference between "My G-String Mother" and "Gypsy and Me"?

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Updated On: 7/16/07 at 02:39 PM

Well I never heard anything about it, so thanks Brody for this post!

Wow, this sounds amazing!

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Unfortunately, there never was a 'comeback', but for those who remember the book, it does start off with Erik helping her get ready for one of her final appearances as a stripper. Erik's entire autobiography is more or less Gypsy Rose Lee coming to terms with the reality that she has to finally put her stripping days to rest, and all the crazy money making ideas she creates to keep the money coming in (and to support herself and her only son, Erik). The book is CRAZY fun as she was a real Auntie Mame-ish type and though she was deliciously well off financially, she was still frugle and quite the money saver. She also loved her menagerie of long-haired Chinese hairless dogs.

By the way, her son Erik was conceived on her own terms. She dated famed director Otto Preminger just to become pregnant and being ahead of her time, she chose to raise her son alone. Otto agreed to all this under the condition that he not contact the boy ever. Erik eventually found out the real truth of his paternity and when he approached his mom Gypsy with, "who is my real father?" (he was led to believe one of Gypsy's former husbands was his dad), she answered back "none of your business".

I have to revisit this book this weekend. It's an insanely phenomenal autobiography by Erik. Oh, and for those curious ones -- Erik turned out straight, married and with kids.

NOTE: yes, he talks about his grandma Rose and his aunt, June Havoc and the creation of the Broadway musical adaption of his mom's autobiography, GYPSY. His description of entering the theater with his mom on the show's opening night will give you goose-bumps.

Does anyone have any idea why Erik Kirkland / Erik Lee / Erik Preminger once called himself Erik de Diego?

whence the de Diego?

Updated On: 7/17/07 at 11:32 PM