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[[File:Jeane Dixon.jpg|300px|thumb|Jeane Dixon with a [[crystal ball]]]] | [[File:Jeane Dixon.jpg|300px|thumb|Jeane Dixon with a [[crystal ball]]]] | ||
'''Jeane Dixon''' (January 5, 1904 – January 25, 1997) was one of the best-known American [[Clairvoyance|psychics]] and [[astrology|astrologers]] of the twentieth century, due to her syndicated newspaper astrology column, some well-publicized predictions, and a best-selling biography. | '''Jeane Dixon''' (January 5, 1904 – January 25, 1997) was one of the best-known American [[Clairvoyance|psychics]] and [[astrology|astrologers]] of the twentieth century, due to her syndicated newspaper astrology column, some well-publicized predictions, and a best-selling biography. Her public persona as a psychic contributed to the popularity of [[New Age]] beliefs among Americans during the 1960s and 70s. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Dixon was born Lydia Emma Pinckert, one of 10 children born to German Catholic immigrants, Gerhart and Emma Pinckert, in Medford, Wisconsin, but raised in Missouri and California. Dixon claimed that while growing up in California, a "Gypsy" gave her a [[crystal ball]] and read her palm, predicting she would become a famous seer and advise powerful people. | Dixon was born Lydia Emma Pinckert, one of 10 children born to German Catholic immigrants, Gerhart and Emma Pinckert, in Medford, Wisconsin, but raised in Missouri and California. Dixon claimed that while growing up in California, a "Gypsy" gave her a [[crystal ball]] and [[chiromancy|read her palm]], predicting she would become a famous seer and advise powerful people. | ||
She was married to James Dixon, who had been previously divorced, from 1939 until his death. In southern California, her future husband, James "Jimmy" Dixon, owned an automobile dealership with Hal Roach, an American film and television producer and director. He later ran a successful real estate company in Washington, D.C. where Dixon worked for many years and served as the company's president. The couple had no children. | She was married to James Dixon, who had been previously divorced, from 1939 until his death. In southern California, her future husband, James "Jimmy" Dixon, owned an automobile dealership with Hal Roach, an American film and television producer and director. He later ran a successful real estate company in Washington, D.C. where Dixon worked for many years and served as the company's president. The couple had no children. | ||
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==Death== | ==Death== | ||
Dixon suffered cardiac arrest and died at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., on January 25, 1997. Before her death, she uttered the words "I knew this would happen." Many of her possessions ended up with Leo M. Bernstein, an investor and banker in Washington, D.C., whose clients included Dixon. In 2002, he opened the Jeane Dixon Museum and Library in Strasburg, Virginia. Bernstein died in 2008. In July 2009, the possessions of the museum, 500 boxes in all, were scheduled to be auctioned. | Dixon suffered cardiac arrest and died at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., on January 25, 1997. Before her death, she uttered the words "I knew this would happen." | ||
Many of her possessions ended up with Leo M. Bernstein, an investor and banker in Washington, D.C., whose clients included Dixon. In 2002, he opened the Jeane Dixon Museum and Library in Strasburg, Virginia. Bernstein died in 2008. In July 2009, the possessions of the museum, 500 boxes in all, were scheduled to be auctioned. | |||
[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] | ||
[[Category:Authors]] | [[Category:Authors]] | ||
[[Category:Psychics]] | [[Category:Psychics]] | ||