OLLI: William Dudley Pelley - High Priest of American Fascism

With Tim Crumrin, President of Historiker Consulting Group Cost: Free William Dudley Pelley began his life in 1890 in Massachusetts and died in Noblesville, Indiana in 1965. At his funeral a cross was burned in front of the funeral parlor. In between he was a successful writer who won two O'Henry Awards, was a leading screenwriter in Hollywood, founded his own spiritualist cult, became known as the High Priest of American Fascism and was jailed for sedition. Join historian Tim Crumrin as he discusses Pelley's remarkable life.