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Jay Anson

b. 1921 — d. 1980 (aged 59) New York, USA
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​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.

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Filmography

The Amityville Horror
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★ 5.9
The Amityville Horror
2005 Writer
'Bullitt': Steve McQueen's Commitment to Reality
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★ 6.4
'Bullitt': Steve McQueen's Commitment to Reality
1998 Writer
The Amityville Horror
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★ 6.2
The Amityville Horror
1979 Writer
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The Manipulators
1977 Writer
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Twilight's Last Gleaming: The Dynamics of Controversy
1977 Writer
A Look Into the 23rd Century
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★ 6.1
A Look Into the 23rd Century
1976 Writer
Harry Callahan/Clint Eastwood: Something Special in Films
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★ 6.5
Harry Callahan/Clint Eastwood: Something Special in Films
1976 Writer
Eastwood in Action
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★ 6.2
Eastwood in Action
1976 Writer
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Bobbie Gentry: A Voice of the South
1976 Writer
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★ 6.6
Lumet: Film Maker
1975 Writer
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★ 5.7
The Day of the Director
1975 Writer
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★ 5.4
Harper Days Are Here Again
1975 Writer
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Urban Living: Funny and Formidable
1975 Writer
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★ 6.0
...Promises to Keep
1974 Writer
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The Master of Adventure
1974 Writer
The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today
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★ 6.5
The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today
1973 Writer
Martin Scorsese: Back on the Block
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★ 6.4
Martin Scorsese: Back on the Block
1973 Writer
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★ 5.1
The Moviemakers
1973 Writer
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The Man Behind the Star
1973 Writer
The Dangerous World of 'Deliverance'
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★ 6.5
The Dangerous World of 'Deliverance'
1972 Writer
The Saga of Jeremiah Johnson
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★ 5.3
The Saga of Jeremiah Johnson
1972 Writer
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The Moviemakers
1972 Writer
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On the road with: SCARECROW
1972 Writer
Klute in New York: A Background for Suspense
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★ 6.0
Klute in New York: A Background for Suspense
1971 Writer
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★ 6.4
The Moviemakers
1971 Writer
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★ 7.0
Barbra: Yesterday, Today and Forever!
1970 Writer
John Wayne and Chisum
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★ 6.9
John Wayne and Chisum
1970 Writer
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On location with There Was a Crooked Man.
1970 Writer
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★ 5.4
The Moviemakers
1969 Director Writer
Vienna: The Years Remembered
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★ 6.2
Vienna: The Years Remembered
1968 Writer
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★ 5.4
The Moviemakers
1968 Writer
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★ 6.3
The Moviemakers
1968 Writer
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Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
1968 Writer
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Oliver!: Behind the Scenes Featurette
1968 Writer
Operation Dirty Dozen
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★ 6.0
Operation Dirty Dozen
1967 Writer
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★ 6.5
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
1967 Writer
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Caine Below Zero
1967 Writer
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★ 6.6
The Filming of the Battle of the Bulge
1965 Writer