EXHIBIT 6


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
    
We consent to the reference made to our firm under the caption "Independent
Auditors" and to the use of our report dated February 23, 1998, as to American
General Life Insurance Company, and our report dated August 12, 1998, as to
American General Life Insurance Company Separate Account VL-R, in Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement (Form S-6, No. 333-53909) of
American General Life Insurance Company Separate Account VL-R.     

 
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Houston, Texas
August 14, 1998