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 is allegedly based on real life events, but has been the subject of much controversy. The house featured in the story still exists, but has been renovated and its 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 residents 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 famous rock band Taking Back Sunday, who have found global commercial success. World-Wide known Kristen Emmerich for her acting career and her beautiful appearence. 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] Thom
[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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