Eric Allen Bell / Biography

His biological grandfather died young in a mid-air collision while piloting an airplane which he owned as part of his fleet at Bell Air Services at the Santa Monica airport. He was a decorated war hero of WWII and part of the Captain Chenault's Flying Tigers.
His biological uncle died young while driving his Austin Martin too fast around Dead Man's Curve in Los Angeles.
His biological grandmother died young due to complications arising from alcoholism.
His adoptive parents are featured in his feature film directorial debut, "The Bondage". They are both musicians.
He is an abstract expressionist painter.
He is an avid student of Vedic and Eastern Religions and lives out of hotel rooms.
Put up for adoption at birth, his 18 year old biological mother committed suicide just 9 months later in the garage of her home purchased by her parents from Bela Lugosi. The home, located across the street from Universal Studios, was said to be haunted and was later demolished.