The Amazing Criswell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

The Amazing Criswell

American psychic

Date of Birth: 07-Aug-1907

Place of Birth: Princeton, Indiana, United States

Date of Death: 04-Oct-1982

Profession: actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

For the mentalist Kreskin (born 1935), see The Amazing Kreskin.Jeron Criswell King (born Jeron Criswell Konig, August 7, 1907 – October 4, 1982), known by his stage-name The Amazing Criswell , 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. 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 of Ed Wood's films.