Sylvia Browne: Television Psychic Dies at 77

Sylvia Browne was an American author and self-proclaimed psychic. Born Sylvia Shoemaker on October 19, 1936, in Kansas City, Missouri, she regularly appeared on The Montel Williams Show and Larry King Live.

She wrote dozens of books and claimed to speak with the dead and help find missing people. Skeptics criticized her predictions, and she was found to have been wrong about several high-profile missing persons cases.

She was convicted of fraud in 1992. Browne died in San Jose, California, on November 20, 2013, at age 77.

Achievements: New York Times best-selling author.

Birth: October 19, 1936 - Kansas City, Missouri.

Profession: Psychic and author.

Interesting Facts: Skeptics gave her many critiques.