
Person
Jay Anson
Writing · 1921–1980 · New York, USA
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, who had added and adapted to some of the Lutz's original claims. A film was later made of the book, which exemplified these additions. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jay Anson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

The Amityville Horror
Novel

The Amityville Horror
Novel

Amityville: An Origin Story
Self- Archive

The Dangerous World of 'Deliverance'
Writer

Operation Dirty Dozen
Writer
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
Writer

The Saga of Jeremiah Johnson
Writer

Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
Writer

The Moviemakers
Writer

Amityville: Horror or Hoax
Himself (archive footage)
Filmography
- 2023Amityville: An Origin StorySelf- Archive
- 2006Amityville ConfidentialSelf (Archival Footage)
- 2006Operation Dirty DozenWriter
- 2005The Amityville HorrorNovel
- 2000Amityville: Horror or HoaxHimself (archive footage)
- 2000Amityville: The HauntingHimself (Archive Footage)
- 1998'Bullitt': Steve McQueen's Commitment to RealityWriter
- 1997The Saga of Jeremiah JohnsonWriter
- 1979The Amityville HorrorNovel
- 1976Harry Callahan/Clint Eastwood: Something Special in FilmsWriter
- 1976A Look Into the 23rd CenturyWriter
- 1975The Day of the DirectorWriter
- 1975Harper Days are Here AgainWriter
- 1973The Hero Cop: Yesterday and TodayWriter
- 1973The Man Behind the StarWriter
- 1973Martin Scorsese: Back on the BlockWriter
- 1973On the Road with: ScarecrowWriter
- 1973The MoviemakersWriter
- 1972The Dangerous World of 'Deliverance'Writer
- 1971'Klute' in New YorkWriter
- 1968Petulia: The Uncommon MovieWriter
- 1967Location: Far from the Madding CrowdWriter
- —Untitled Amityville Horror FilmNovel
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