Anton LeVay

<p><strong>Anton Szandor LaVey</strong><sup id= "cite_ref-rollingstone-1991_3-0" class="reference"><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_LaVey#cite_note-rollingstone-1991-3">[3]</a></sup> (born <strong>Howard Stanton Levey</strong>; April 11, 1930 – October 29, 1997) was an American author, musician, and <a class="mw-redirect" title= "Occultist" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occultist">occultist</a>.<sup id= "cite_ref-ReferenceA_4-0" class="reference"><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_LaVey#cite_note-ReferenceA-4">[4]</a></sup> He was the founder of the <a title="Church of Satan" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Satan">Church of Satan</a> and the religion of <a title="LaVeyan Satanism" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaVeyan_Satanism">LaVeyan Satanism</a>. He authored several books, including <em><a title="The Satanic Bible" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Satanic_Bible">The Satanic Bible</a></em>, <em><a title="The Satanic Rituals" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Satanic_Rituals">The Satanic Rituals</a></em>, <em><a title="The Satanic Witch" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Satanic_Witch">The Satanic Witch</a></em>, <em><a title="The Devil's Notebook" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Notebook">The Devil's Notebook</a></em>, and <em><a title="Satan Speaks!" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satan_Speaks!">Satan Speaks!</a></em> In addition, he released three albums, including <em><a title="The Satanic Mass" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Satanic_Mass">The Satanic Mass</a></em>, <em><a title="Satan Takes a Holiday" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satan_Takes_a_Holiday">Satan Takes a Holiday</a></em>, and <em><a title="Strange Music (album)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Music_(album)">Strange Music</a></em>. He played a minor on-screen role and served as technical advisor for the 1975 film <em><a title= "The Devil's Rain (film)" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Rain_(film)">The