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Jay Anson | |
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| Born | (1921-11-04)November 4, 1921 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | March 12, 1980(1980-03-12) (aged 58) Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, author |
| Notable works | The Amityville Horror |
Jay Anson (November 4, 1921 – March 12, 1980) was an American author whose most famous work wasThe Amityville Horror.[1][2] After the runaway success of that novel, he wrote666, which also dealt with a haunted house. He died in 1980.
His work,The Amityville Horror, was sold as "a true story", and it was based on the reported experiences of George Lutz and Kathleen Lutz at112 Ocean Avenue in December 1975. The Lutzes had sold the rights to the book to Anson, who had added to and adapted some of the Lutz's original claims. Afilm was later made of the book in 1979, which exemplified these additions. Anson died a year later.
