The Amazing Criswell
American psychic (1907–1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jeron Criswell King (August 18, 1907 – October 4, 1982), known by his stage-name The Amazing Criswell /ˈkrɪzwɛl/, was an American psychic known for wildly inaccurate predictions. In person, he went by Charles Criswell King, and was sometimes credited as Jeron King Criswell.
The Amazing Criswell | |
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Born | Jeron Criswell King (1907-08-18)August 18, 1907 Princeton, Indiana, U.S. |
Died | October 4, 1982(1982-10-04) (aged 75) Burbank, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park |
Other names | Jeron Criswell King Charles Criswell King |
Occupation(s) | Showman, actor, writer, seer |
Years active | 1950s–1970s |
Known for | Making erroneous predictions, predicting the future on TV, radio, books, records and in newspapers and as a narrator and actor in the films of Ed Wood |
Notable work | Criswell Predicts from Now to the Year 2000! (author) Plan 9 from Outer Space (narrator and actor) |
Television | Criswell Predicts |
Spouse | Halo Meadows |
Criswell was flamboyant, with spit curled hair, a stentorian style of speaking, and a sequined tuxedo. He owned a coffin in which he claimed to sleep. He grew up in a troubled family in Indiana with relatives who owned a funeral home, and said that he became comfortable with sleeping in caskets in the storeroom. He appeared in two films directed by Ed Wood—Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957) and Night of the Ghouls (1959)—and also appeared in Orgy of the Dead (1965), which was written by Wood.