The Amazing Criswell

Criswell, also known as The Amazing Criswell (born Jeron King Criswell, born August 18, 1907 in Princeton, Indiana, † October 4, 1982 in Burbank, California ) was an American entertainer, clairvoyant as well as actors in the films of Ed Wood.

Life

Jeron King Criswell before under the name of "The Amazing Criswell " became one of the most famous clairvoyant of the United States, he worked as a newspaper editor and radio host. He studied music at the University of Cincinnati. Between 1953 and 1961, had his own five-minute daily TV show Criswell Predicts, in which he predicted events in the future. He also appeared in other television and radio shows. He also published in 1968 the book Criswell Predicts: From Now to the Year 2000 with its prophecies. Criswell himself stated that 87 % of his prophecies have come true. In private life he is said to have once said when asked whether he was a really could clairvoyance: " [ I] had the gift, but ... lost it when i started taking money for it. "

He made prediction on 10 March 1963 at " The Jack Paar TV special" when he announced, U.S. President John F. Kennedy would not stand in 1964 for re-election because he " something were happening " in November 1963 - His most famous - true. Other predictions, such as the end of the world on 18 August 1999 and his own flight to the moon (along with his girlfriend Mae West as U.S. president), were not fulfilled. The geschichtsintressierte Criswell regarded the United States as the modern Romans.

Criswell is also known for roles in three trash films of his friend Ed Wood: 1959, he served as narrator in Woods film Plan 9 from Outer Space, which holds both the prologue and the epilogue of the film. Plan 9 from Outer Space is now often described as the worst movie of all time. In the same year Criswell played himself in Night of the Ghouls, another cheap Wood movie. In 1965, he starred again directed by Wood the Emperor in the film Orgy of the Dead. Through his appearances at Wood Criswell became an important figure of the trash culture.

Criswell was in private life a colorful personality, loved to surround yourself with like -minded people and used a bizarre image. His close friend Mae West employed Criswell as her personal clairvoyant and sold him her old luxury cars for $ 5. They also took on the song Criswell Predicts. To Criswells habits it counted, for example, occasionally sleeping in coffins and raving about their convenience. His last resting place in the Pierce Brothers Valhalla Criswell Memorial Park, North Hollywood - in an urn.

He was married to Halo Meadows (1905-1985), a dancer and actress.