[1] A high school teacher by profession, he achieved success as a novelist in the late 1960s while still a graduate student and before coming out.
[7] Song of the Loon was adapted as an erotic film in 1970 without Amory's involvement and much to his disgust.
[8] It also inspired a spoof, Fruit of the Loon by "Richard Armory" (in reality veteran porn writer George Davies who wrote under pen names including Clay Caldwell or Lance Lester).
[9] Amory briefly partnered with fellow authors Dirk Vanden, Phil Andros, Peter Tuesday Hughes, Larry Townsend, and Douglas Dean in an attempt to found the first all-gay publishing company, which was to be called The Renaissance Group.
The group was unable to secure funding for the attempt and several of its members ceased publishing shortly thereafter.