The director of HBO's 2024 series Ren Faire, which introduced the Texas Renaissance Festival's founder and "king" George Coulam to the world, is mourning the loss of his documentary subject. While ...

'Ren Faire' director speaks out after controversial king's death By Abigail Rosenthal , Culture Editor June 9, 2025 George Coulam, founder of the Texas Renaissance Festival, is shown at his home ...

George Coulam, founder of the Texas Renaissance Festival, walks by the mausoleum where he plan to be buried outside his home Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Todd Mission.

Coulam's death came shortly after he was ruled against in a $60 million lawsuit; the Texas Ren Fest founder was sued after he backed out of an agreed-upon deal to sell the festival to a group of ...

Weldon Lorenzo (Ren) Jensen was born July 10th, 1936, in Brigham City, Utah and passed away April 6th, 2025, in Fort Collins, CO. His parents were Weldon Peter Jensen and Mary Woozley Jensen.

Local Texas Renaissance Festival founder George Coulam found dead in Grimes County home. Coulam’s death comes two weeks after a judge ruled his popular festival north of Houston must be sold.

The founder of the Texas Renaissance Festival was reportedly discovered dead at his home in Grimes County, Sheriff Donald Sowell confirmed to local news. Sowell says he was notified of the death ...

Texas Ren Festival Founder “King” George Coulam Dies at 87; Starred in HBO Documentary. The Texas Renaissance Festival founder was found dead in his home, according to the local sheriff's office.

The cause of death for the founder of the Texas Renaissance Festival has now been released. George Coulam, who cofounded the Texas Renaissance Festival in 1974, died by suicide weeks after a court ...

Authorities are investigating the death of George “King George” Coulam, the owner of the Texas Renaissance Festival at his home in Todd Mission. The Grimes County Sheriff’s Office confirmed ...

The cause of death for the founder of the Texas Renaissance Festival has now been released. George Coulam, who cofounded the Texas Renaissance Festival in 1974, died by suicide weeks after a court ...