Amityville, New York
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Amityville is a village in Suffolk County, New York, in the United States. The population was 9,441 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] The Amityville Horror
Amityville is best known as the setting of the novel The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson which was published in 1977, and has been turned into a series of films made between 1979 and 2005. The story of The Amityville Horror can be traced back to a real life murder case in Amityville in November 1974, when Ronald DeFeo, Jr. shot dead six members of his family at 112 Ocean Avenue. In December 1975 George and Kathy Lutz and their three children moved into 112 Ocean Avenue but left after twenty-eight days, claiming to have been terrorized by paranormal phenomena produced by the house. Jay Anson's novel is said to be based on these events but has been the subject of much controversy. The house featured in the novel and its film versions still exists, but has been renovated and the address changed in order to discourage tourists from visiting it.
[edit] Hollywood Re-Creations
Amity Island, the setting of the 1975 film Jaws, got its name from Amityville.[citation needed]
The 2004 animated series Danny Phantom also has those similarities. However, it's known as Amity Park.
[edit] Notable Residents
Famous Amityville resident include: NBA Player Mike James, MLB Player Tony Graffanino, Astronaut Kevin Kregel, Al Capone, George Lutz, Annie Oakley, and Andria Francis. Amityville has also spawned the rock band Taking Back Sunday, who have found some commercial success. Hip-Hop group De La Soul also got their start here, as students of Amityville High School, and released their debut LP 3 Feet High and Rising soon after. It was the first place in the USA to find an infestation of the Asian long-horned beetle in 1996 on a large tree right on the corner of Wilson Ave. and Kerrigan Rd. directly adjacent to Tanner Park.[citation needed]
Amityille is also the home of legendary high school football coach Lou Howard. In the 1950s and '60s, Howard's Amityville teams were nearly unbeatable.
The Band Taking Back Sunday is also from Amityville.
[edit] Trivia
- Two Major League Baseball players have died in Amityville...Henry Austin (1895) and George Ross (1935).
- Amityville is the title of track 14 on Eminem's Marshall Mathers LP.
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