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Also Known As Anton Szandor LaVey • Howard Stanton Levey
Born April 11, 1930 • Chicago • Illinois
Died October 29, 1997 (aged 67) • San Francisco • California
Founder Church of Satan
Notable Works “The Satanic Bible”

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