Sylvia Celeste Browne (née Shoemaker; October 19, 1936 â€" November
20, 2013) was an American author who claimed to be a medium with
psychic abilities. She appeared regularly on television and radio,
including on The Montel Williams Show and Larry King Live, and hosted
an hour-long online radio show on Hay House Radio.Sylvia Celeste
Browne (née Shoemaker; October 19, 1936 â€" November 20, 2013) was an
American author who claimed to be a medium with psychic abilities. She
appeared regularly on television and radio, including on The Montel
Williams Show and Larry King Live, and hosted an hour-long online
radio show on Hay House Radio.Browne was frequently discredited and
faced criticism for making pronouncements that were later found to be
false, including those related to missing persons. She was also a
convicted criminal, having faced theft charges in 1992. Despite the
considerable negative publicity, she maintained a large following
until her death in 2013.Sylvia Browne grew up in Kansas City,
Missouri, the daughter of William Lee and Celeste (née Coil)
Shoemaker. Her father held several different jobs, working at times in
mail delivery, jewelry sales, and as a vice president of a major
freight line. Browne was raised mostly as a Catholic, and was said to
have an Episcopalian mother, a Lutheran maternal grandmother, Jewish
father, and relatives from all these faiths. Sylvia Browne Top Movies & Young Movies