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Anton LaVerga
Sign in to saveAlso known as Anton Szandor LaVey, Howard Stanton Levey, اَنتان زندر لاوی, هوارد استنتون لوی
Founder of the Church of Satan, author of the Satanic Bible (1930-1997)
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Film & TV
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Anton Szandor LaVey was an American author, musician and occultist. He was the founder of the Church of Satan and the religion of LaVeyan Satanism.
Known for
- Motorgasm: a cinematic act of terrorism — self (archive footage)2026
- Satan Wants You — Self (archive footage)2023
- Hymns from the Abyss — Self (archive footage)2021
- Out of Shadows — Self (archive)2020
- Hail Satan? — Self - Religious Leader (archive footage)2019
- An American Satan2019
- Anton LaVey: Into the Devil's Den — Himself2019
- Mansfield 66/67 — Self (archive footage)2017
- Charles Manson, The Church of Satan, The Universal Order & The Process Church of Final Judgment2012
- Iconoclast — Himself2010
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- San Francisco
- Spouse
- Blanche Barton
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- LaVeyan Satanism
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Instrument
- organ
- Official website
- www.churchofsatan.com
- Image
- Anton LaVey, 1959.jpg
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1930-04-11
- date of death
- 1997-10-31
- Commons category
- Anton LaVey
- cause of death
- pulmonary edema
- name in native language
- Anton Szandor LaVey
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Howard Stanton Levey
- ethnic group
- Ashkenazi Jews
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Anton Szandor LaVey (born Howard Stanton Levey; April 11, 1930 – October 29, 1997) was an American writer, musician, and Satanist. He was the founder of the Church of Satan, and the philosophy of LaVeyan Satanism. He authored several books, including The Satanic Bible, The Satanic Witch, The Satanic Rituals, The Devil's Notebook, and Satan Speaks!. In addition, he released three albums, including The Satanic Mass, Satan Takes a Holiday, and Strange Music. He played a minor on-screen role and served as technical advisor for the 1975 film The Devil's Rain and served as host and narrator for Nick Bougas' 1989 mondo film Death Scenes.
Historian of Satanism Gareth J. Medway described LaVey as a "born showman", with anthropologist Jean La Fontaine describing him as a "colourful figure of considerable personal magnetism". The academic scholars of Satanism Per Faxneld and Jesper Aagaard Petersen described LaVey as "the most iconic figure in the Satanic milieu". LaVey was labeled many things by journalists, religious detractors, and Satanists alike, including "The Father of Satanism", the "St. Paul of Satanism", "The Black Pope", and the "evilest man in the world".
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