April 8, 2010Digital imageEric Lamet was born on May 27, 1930 as Erich Lifschuetz in Vienna, Austria, where he spent his early childhood. In 1938 he left with his mother for Italy. After a brief attempt to go on to France, they moved to Southern Italy, where they were interned at a small camp town from 1941 to 1943. After the war, he continued to live in Naples with his mother and his stepfather. In 1950 they immigrated to the United States. His parents moved on to Mexico, but he remained in the US