Al Adamson

Al Adamson
Born
Albert Victor Adamson Jr.

(1929-07-25)July 25, 1929
Hollywood, California, U.S.
DiedJune 21, 1995(1995-06-21) (aged 65)
Indio, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Film director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
  • actor
Years active1965–1983
Spouse
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(m. 1972; died 1992)​
FamilyVictor 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 veterans 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]

  1. ^ McCarty, John (1995). The Sleaze Merchants. St. Martin's Griffin Press. ISBN 0-312-11893-7. Page 91
  2. ^ McCarty, John (1995). The Sleaze Merchants. St. Martin's Griffin Press. ISBN 0-312-11893-7. Page 91
  3. ^ Sherman, Sam (2001). Blood of Ghastly Horror (DVD liner notes). Troma Entertainment. #9026.
  4. ^ a b "Horror Film Director Found Slain, Buried Under Floor". Los Angeles Times. 1995-08-08. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ McPadden, Mike (31 August 2017). "Murder of Horror Director Al Adamson". The Line Up.