Anton Szandor LaVey

American writer, musician, and Satanist who founded the Church of Satan and LaVeyan Satanism

Key Relationships

Located At

• Location Chicago - Anton LaVey was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 11, 1930 Single Source
• Location St. Mary's Medical Center - Anton LaVey died at St. Mary's Medical Center in San Francisco on October 29, 1997 Single Source

Founded

• Organization Church of Satan - Anton LaVey founded the Church of Satan on Walpurgisnacht, April 30, 1966 Multiple Sources
• Organization Order of the Trapezoid - LaVey formed the Order of the Trapezoid, which later evolved into the governing body of the Church of Satan Single Source

Connected To

• Organization Church of Satan - The text states Anton LaVey created a visible, theatrical Church of Satan in the 1960s Credible Reporting
• Person Michael Joseph Levey - Michael Joseph Levey was Anton LaVey's father Single Source
• Person Gertrude Augusta Coultron - Gertrude Augusta Coultron was Anton LaVey's mother Single Source
• Person Karla LaVey - Karla LaVey is Anton LaVey's daughter, born in 1952 to Carole Lansing Single Source
• Person Diane Hegarty - Diane Hegarty issued a restraining order against LaVey in July 1984, which he did not contest Single Source
• Person Zeena Galatea Schreck - Zeena Schreck is Anton LaVey's daughter with Diane Hegarty, born in 1963; she received the first Satanic baptism in h... Single Source
• Person Satan Xerxes Carnacki LaVey - Satan Xerxes Carnacki LaVey is Anton LaVey's son with Blanche Barton, born November 1, 1993 Single Source
• Person James H. Madole - LaVey formed an alliance with neo-Nazi James H. Madole due to Madole's opposition to Christianity Single Source
• Person Lawrence Wright - Journalist Lawrence Wright investigated LaVey's background and published findings in Rolling Stone revealing many of ... Credible Reporting
• Location Tamalpais High School - LaVey attended Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California until age 16 Single Source
• Organization City College of San Francisco - LaVey claimed to have studied criminology at City College of San Francisco to avoid the Korean War draft, but Wright ... Alleged
• Organization San Francisco Zoo - LaVey acquired a lion named Togare as a pet in 1965; the lion was eventually given to the San Francisco Zoo Single Source
• Location San Francisco - According to his biography, LaVey moved to San Francisco where he founded the Church of Satan Single Source
• Organization Federal Bureau of Investigation - The FBI interviewed LaVey in 1980 in connection with an alleged plot to murder Ted Kennedy Single Source

Authored

• Document The Satanic Bible - Anton LaVey authored The Satanic Bible Official Document
• Document The Satanic Witch - Anton LaVey authored The Satanic Witch (originally The Complete Witch, re-released in 1989) Official Document
• Document The Satanic Rituals - Anton LaVey authored The Satanic Rituals Official Document
• Document The Devil's Notebook - Anton LaVey authored The Devil's Notebook Official Document
• Document Satan Speaks! - Anton LaVey authored Satan Speaks! Official Document
• Document The Satanic Mass - Anton LaVey released the album The Satanic Mass in 1968 Official Document
• Document Satan Takes a Holiday - Anton LaVey released the album Satan Takes a Holiday Official Document
• Document Strange Music - Anton LaVey released the album Strange Music Official Document

Associated With

• Person Carole Lansing - LaVey met Carole Lansing in 1950 and they married the following year; they divorced in 1960 Single Source
• Person Diane Hegarty - Diane Hegarty was LaVey's companion for 24 years; she sued for palimony at the end of their relationship Single Source
• Person Blanche Barton - Blanche Barton was LaVey's third and final companion; she succeeded him as head of the Church of Satan Single Source
• Person Marilyn Monroe - LaVey claimed to have had a brief affair with Marilyn Monroe, but this was challenged by those who knew Monroe and th... Alleged

Employed By

• Organization San Francisco Police Department - LaVey claimed to have worked as a photographer for the SFPD for three years, though Wright found no evidence Alleged
• Organization Clyde Beatty Circus - LaVey claimed to have joined the circus at age 16, but journalist Lawrence Wright found no evidence Alleged

Mentioned In

• Document The Devil's Rain - Anton LaVey played a minor role and served as technical advisor for the 1975 film The Devil's Rain Official Document
• Document Death Scenes - Anton LaVey served as host and narrator for the 1989 film Death Scenes Official Document
• Document Satanis: The Devil's Mass - Anton LaVey appeared in the 1970 documentary Satanis: The Devil's Mass Official Document

Source Documents & Evidence

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