He is buried in the Memphis Cemetery under a simple headstone that gives no indication he was once the most famous, or infamous, medium in Missouri.

From his skeptic origins and celebrity clientele, to his scariest encounter — read on for everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the world’s most famous medium: Rather than a ...

Arun Rath: As she said, it was the birthplace of the spiritualist press, spirit photography and media for mediums. It was also home to some of the most famous spirit mediums — real superstars of the ...

By “channeling” an entity she called Patience Worth, an unmarried Englishwoman who immigrated to America in the 1600s, Pearl Curran became one of the most famous mediums in history.