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| Born | Albert Victor Adamson Jr. July 25, 1929 Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Died | June 21, 1995 (aged 65) Indio, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1965–1983 |
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| Family | Victor Adamson (father) Dolores Booth (mother)[1] |
Albert Victor Adamson Jr. (July 25, 1929 – June 21, 1995) was an American filmmaker and actor known as a prolific director of B-grade horror and exploitation films throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
The son of silent film stars Victor Adamson and Dolores Booth, Adamson began his career in the film industry at a young age and began directing in the early 1960s, helming a total of 33 feature films.[2][3] Many of his films, such as Psycho A-Go-Go, Blood of Ghastly Horror, and Dracula vs. Frankenstein, went on to gain cult status.[4] He cast his wife, actress and singer Regina Carrol, in many of his films.
Adamson retired from filmmaking in the early 1980s to pursue a career in real estate. In 1995, he was murdered by a live-in contractor whom he had hired to work on his house, and he was subsequently buried beneath the floor in his bathroom.[4][5] Adamson's death and the subsequent trial led to renewed publicity, and was the subject of several true crime television documentaries.[6]
- ^ McCarty, John (1995). The Sleaze Merchants. St. Martin's Griffin Press. ISBN 0-312-11893-7. Page 91
- ^ McCarty, John (1995). The Sleaze Merchants. St. Martin's Griffin Press. ISBN 0-312-11893-7. Page 91
- ^ Sherman, Sam (2001). Blood of Ghastly Horror (DVD liner notes). Troma Entertainment. #9026.
- ^ a b "Horror Film Director Found Slain, Buried Under Floor". Los Angeles Times. 1995-08-08. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
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