Halo Meadows (May , â€" May , ) was an American actress, writer and
playwright. She also used Louise Howard as a pseudonym.Born Myrtle
Louise Stonesifer in Littlestown, Pennsylvania, she attended the
public schools in Littlestown. She later went to Wilson College and
then transferred to Hood College where she graduated. She attained her
Masters in drama from the University of Pennsylvania, went to a
dramatics school in New York City and then worked off-Broadway under
the stage name of Louise Howard.The name Halo Meadows is apparently
one that recurred throughout her life in her not-so-secret second
career as a burlesque dancer. It was by this name that most people
knew her during the last half of her life, and by which is she
generally known to fans of movie director Ed Wood in her capacity as
Criswell's eccentric wife.She married Jeron Criswell King and moved to
Hollywood. She became a writer and her husband later became nationally
famous as The Amazing Criswell, a popular psychic. Together they
authored books such as How Your Play Can Crash Broadway and How to
Crash Tin-Pan Alley.
playwright. She also used Louise Howard as a pseudonym.Born Myrtle
Louise Stonesifer in Littlestown, Pennsylvania, she attended the
public schools in Littlestown. She later went to Wilson College and
then transferred to Hood College where she graduated. She attained her
Masters in drama from the University of Pennsylvania, went to a
dramatics school in New York City and then worked off-Broadway under
the stage name of Louise Howard.The name Halo Meadows is apparently
one that recurred throughout her life in her not-so-secret second
career as a burlesque dancer. It was by this name that most people
knew her during the last half of her life, and by which is she
generally known to fans of movie director Ed Wood in her capacity as
Criswell's eccentric wife.She married Jeron Criswell King and moved to
Hollywood. She became a writer and her husband later became nationally
famous as The Amazing Criswell, a popular psychic. Together they
authored books such as How Your Play Can Crash Broadway and How to
Crash Tin-Pan Alley.
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