. Aimee Semple McPherson
1890 - 1944
Evangelist
Aimee's evangelistic career was based in Southern California between the 1920s and 1940s. In the early 1920s she became known throughout the world for her dramatic and well-presented 'illustrated sermons', preaching to tens of thousands of people every week via her radio broadcasts. A film featuring her life was made in the 1950's.