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Jay Anson

Jay Anson

ActorWriter Nov 4 (died age 58) New York, USA 1967–2023 (56 year career)
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Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Jay Anson (4 November 1921 – 12 March 1980) was an American author whose most famous work was The Amityville Horror. After the runaway success of that novel, he wrote 666, 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 at 112 Ocean Avenue in December 1975. The Lutzes had sold the rights to the book to Anson,…

Known For

The Amityville Horror
Film

The Amityville Horror

Novel
The Amityville Horror
Film

The Amityville Horror

Novel
Amityville: An Origin Story
Film

Amityville: An Origin Story

Self- Archive
'Bullitt': Steve McQueen's Commitment to Reality
Film

'Bullitt': Steve McQueen's Commitment to Reality

Writer
'Klute' in New York
Film

'Klute' in New York

Writer
Amityville: The Haunting
Film

Amityville: The Haunting

Himself (Archive Footage)
Operation Dirty Dozen
Film

Operation Dirty Dozen

Writer
Amityville: Horror or Hoax
Film

Amityville: Horror or Hoax

Himself (archive footage)

Filmography