Everyone was very calm, gunners joking about who would get in the first shot," Hubbard wrote. In 1984 she acted as an "intervenor" in the Church of Scientology of California's lawsuit against Gerry Armstrong. She was part of a free love colony in Pasadena. She had covered up for him so much, and there had been so many opportunities for her to betray him, that she couldn't believe he would think that. After the British Sunday Times newspaper published an expos of Hubbard's membership of the O.T.O. Ernie was adopted by Mrs. Kanzler, the sister of the wife of Edsel Ford, at the request of Katherine Hepburn. In the end, Hubbard's wife and the others were found guilty of charges of conspiracy and burglary. L. Ron Hubbard, the science fiction writer who founded the Church of Scientology three decades ago, has died of a stroke, the church said tonight. [9], In June 1941, at the age of seventeen, she began a passionate affair with Parsons while her sister Helen was away on vacation. I have a lovely wife, and I have four children. L. Ron Hubbard was born in 1911 in Tilden, Nebraska, to Harry Ross Hubbard (1886-1975) and Ledora May Waterbury, whom Harry had married in 1909. L. Ron Hubbard and Sara, his second wife, aboard the schooner Blue Water II, June 1946 in Miami, Florida. Center of most turbulence in our organization. I believe she is under duress, that they have something on her and I believe that under a grilling she would talk and turn state's evidence.[66]. January 8, 1983 Mary Sue Hubbard, wife of the founder of the Church of Scientology, was sentenced in federal court here yesterday to four years in prison for her role in a conspiracy to plant. She was Hubbard's personal auditor and along with Hubbard, one of the seven members of the Dianetics Foundation's Board of Directors. Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Screen grab Lawrence Wright, the author of the best-selling book on Scientology, "Going Clear," says his research found. Evidently a prime mover but very young. With 19 New York Times bestsellers and more than 350 million copies of his works in circulation, L. Ron Hubbard is among the most enduring and widely read authors of our time. in 1941, at Parsons' urging, and was given the title of Soror [Sister] Cassap. Parsons took an immediate liking to Hubbard and invited him to stay in the house for the duration of his leave. [34], The Scientology fleet was finally disbanded in 1975, when Hubbard decided to move ashore and establish a "land base" in Florida. And since then, the Church of Scientology has maintained in biographical . [81], Only a couple of months later, he highlighted Northrup to his staff as a participant in a "full complete covert operation" mounted against Dianetics and Scientology by a "Totalitarian Communistic" enemy. Hubbard was an Eagle Scout. [76], A Scientology spokesman informed the press that she had been left "a very generous provision" in her husband's will,[77] though the details were kept secret. Scientology is a set of beliefs and practices invented by the American author L. Ron Hubbard, and an associated movement.Adherents are called Scientologists. Hubbards mission was successful far beyond anyones expectations. [49] The situation soon became tense again; Richard de Mille, nephew of the famous director Cecil B. de Mille, recalled that "there was a lot of turmoil and dissension in the Foundation at the time; he kept accusing Communists of trying to take control and he was having difficulties with Northrup. Hubbard would evolve into the leader of the Church of Scientology. [78] In December 1995, Hubbard had a mastectomy of her left breast. It carried out an international campaign against psychiatry, Interpol, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and various other government agencies. He was a cruel man who designed the Church of Scientology for his personal enrichment and glorification at the expense of his loyal . [86] In June 1986 the Church of Scientology and Alexis agreed a financial settlement under which she was compelled not to write or speak on the subject of L. Ron Hubbard and her relationship to him. The case eventually came to trial in September 1979, following months of delay occasioned by a fierce rear-guard action by the Church of Scientology's lawyers. With 19 New York Times bestsellers and more than 350 million copies of his works in circulation, L. Ron Hubbard is among the most enduring and widely read authors of our time. That investigation was prompted by the existence of a number of civil law suits which had been filed at that time against Church of Scientology of California and Mr. Hubbard, and which the GO was supposed to be responsible for handling. He briefed the divorce court reporters for the Los Angeles Times and the Examiner, who were both women and early feminists, to ensure that "they knew what a bastard this guy Hubbard was. [48] Meisner became increasingly reluctant to cooperate with his GO handlers and in April 1977 he was forcibly taken by GO staff to a new hiding place. [66] She lost her final appeal in April 1982[67] and was ordered to begin a prison term in January 1983. On "Scientology and the Aftermath," Leah Remini discussed the family members of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard and the abuse they suffered. I think I have made a great gain and as Betty and I are the best of friends, there is little loss. [10], Although both were committed O.T.O. Hubbard became Parsons' "magical partner" for a sex magic ritual that was intended to summon an incarnation of a goddess. Hubbard was struggling with illness in 1980 and he was living in San Luis Obisbo . Sorted by date as received from FBI archives. Confessedly a member of the Young Communists. I am better suited to her temperamentally we get on well. "[70] She did not give evidence but was awarded custody of Alexis and $200 a month in child support. [18] Hubbard and Northrup left for Florida towards the end of April, Hubbard taking with him $10,000 drawn from the Allied Enterprises account to fund the purchase of the partnership's first yacht. I see her every day. He told her that she was "in a state of complete madness" due to being dictated to and hypnotized by Hollister and his "communist cell". In 1923 the family moved to Pasadena, a destination said to have been chosen by Olga using a Ouija board. The Hubbards returned to the United States in November when their visa expired and moved into an apartment in Philadelphia. [33] When it became known in October 1974 that the FBI wished to interview Hubbard, Mary Sue persuaded her husband to avoid going ashore in the United States and the Apollo spent the next year sailing from port to port in the Caribbean. [35] Hubbard told his friend Forrest J. Ackerman that he had acquired a Dictaphone machine which Northrup was "beating out her wits on" transcribing not only fiction but his book on the "cause and cure of nervous tension". . Interviewed more than 35 years later, Northrup stated that she had signed the statement because "I thought by doing so he would leave me and Alexis alone. Things like, "Be his wife, have a family that looks good, not have a divorce." "[74], In October 1984, Mary Sue filed a $5 million lawsuit against her husband's first son, Ronald DeWolf, accusing him of "massive fraud" for attempting to have his father declared legally dead or mentally incompetent. He accused Communists of destroying his business, ruining his health and withholding material of interest to the US Government. She filed for divorce in an effort to try and create a false record that she had been married to him." Interviews with Barbara Klowden, "Scientology Photoshopping: Erasing L. Ron Hubbard's second wife from 'The RON Series', "Interviews with "Barbara Kaye", Los Angeles, July 28 & August 21, 1986", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sara_Northrup_Hollister&oldid=1133607437, This page was last edited on 14 January 2023, at 17:19. [4], She became pregnant in February 1952 and married Hubbard the next month. On October 8, a deal was struck between the government and the Church that the nine defendants including Mary Sue would each plead guilty to one charge of conspiracy if they agreed to sign a written stipulation by the government (essentially a public confession) of what they had done, thus avoiding a lengthy trial. She was also a very attractive woman, which helped to draw people into the Church. I loved to make plots. Northrup's daughter Alexis, who was by now twenty-one years old, attempted to contact her father but was rebuffed in a handwritten statement in which Hubbard denied that he was her father: "Your mother was with me as a secretary in Savannah in late 1948 . Harry was born "Henry August Wilson" in Fayette, Iowa but was orphaned as an infant and adopted by the Hubbards, a farming family of Fredericksburg, Iowa. Mary Sue Hubbard and the GO, however, did not simply capitulate. Although she was not yet twenty-four years old, she exercised considerable power within the Scientology movement and people around Hubbard quickly learned to be wary of her. Although she was a committed and popular member, she acquired a reputation for disruptiveness that prompted Crowley to denounce her as a "vampire." Although Hubbard himself was much admired by Scientologists, his wife was said to be much less popular. [16] They remained there until 1957, when Hubbard returned to lecture at the Academy of Scientology in Washington, D.C., with Mary Sue and the children following later. [24] It was not until much later that Northrup discovered that Hubbard had never been divorced from his first wife, Margaret "Polly" Grubb; the marriage was bigamous. Under his doctrine he believed that "mistakes do not just happen, somebody causes them, always". She was forced from her post as controller, convicted and imprisoned as a felon, and deserted by her husband. [32] They were reunited in September 1973, when the possibility of extradition had passed. For more than a decade, the whereabouts of Shelly Miscavige, the reportedly missing wife of Scientology leader David, has been hotly debated. She was not the affectionate type, she was more efficient than affectionate. Though I will be hospitalized probably a long time, Alexis is getting excellent care. When Hubbard's active stint in the Navy was over he stayed on the West Coast, moving to Los Angeles in 1945. I have many experiments in mind.[16]. It's notable for a number of reasons. Although he bluffed it out initially, a warrant was issued for his arrest in August. [44], One of their primary targets was the IRS, with which Scientology was engaged in a bitter battle over tax exemptions. L. Ron Hubbard was not in any way a nice guy, he was a deeply horrible person (who was also correctly described by our moderator freezoneandproud as a "rat bastard"). Lafayette Ron Hubbard is a controversial figure. She and Hubbard eloped, taking with them a substantial amount of Parsons' life savings and marrying bigamously a year later while Hubbard was still married to his first wife, Margaret Grubb. [35] The presence of the Hubbards was meant to be a secret, but in January 1976 he was recognized by a science fiction fan while on a shopping trip. [79], The establishment and expansion of Scientology. Polly Hubbard had filed for divorce on the grounds of desertion and non-support, and was not even aware that Hubbard was living with Northrup, let alone that he had married her. Mary Sue Hubbard, third wife of L. Ron, was sentenced to four years and given a fine of $10,000. But anyone who underestimated Mary Sue made a big mistake. He told me how he had met Northrup. He persuaded Northrup to pose as an old friend writing in support of his appeals; in one letter, she claimed untruthfully to have "known Lafayette Ronald Hubbard for many years" and described his supposed pre-war state of health. The Church sued in 1982 and Mary Sue joined the suit, charging that Armstrong had committed an "invasion of privacy". "[50] Hubbard enlisted de Mille and another Dianeticist, Dave Williams, in an attempt to convince her to stay with him. Jack Parsons was also an avid student and practitioner of the occult. This body was responsible for overseeing each of the seven organizational subdivisions of the Church of Scientology. Separation papers being filed and divorce applied for. She had been part of Jack Parsons' group because "she had been sent in there by the Russians. whom I believed to be my wife, having married her and then, after some mix-up about a divorce, believed to be my wife in common law. In March 1981 she cut all of our communication lines to the GO, except through herself. In 1952, Mary Sue and Ron were married. [27] The trip had the air of a punishment detail and was dubbed the "liability cruise"; conditions on board were reportedly appalling. The Hubbards moved to a new house in Elizabeth to be near the Foundation. "[50], Three weeks later, Hubbard abducted both Northrup and Alexis. member, wrote to Karl Germer to explain the situation: As you may know by this time, Brother John signed a partnership agreement with this Ron and Betty whereby all money earned by the three for life is equally divided between the three. Louis Culling, another O.T.O. member living in the commune at 1003 South Orange Grove Avenue: "Betty went to almost fantastical lengths to disrupt the meetings [of the O.T.O.] She switched the envelopes and sent them. [75], Many years later, another of his followers, Virginia Downsborough, recalled that during the mid-1960s he "talked a lot about Sara Northrup and seemed to want to make sure that I knew he had never married her. Commonly armed. "[8] He was a striking figure who habitually wore dark glasses and carried a cane with a silver handle, the need for which he attributed to his wartime service: as Northrup later put it, "He was not only a writer but he was the captain of a ship that had been downed in the Pacific and he was weeks on a raft and had been blinded by the sun and his back had been broken. [1] She did, however, resurface on a few occasions during the remaining years of her life. This, plus her absolute control of the GO, made it difficult for the Church missionaires [Sea Org staff dispatched to achieve a target or specific goal] to get anything done. He was 74 years old. Hubbard subsequently returned to the Foundation in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The Hubbards had four children: Diana (born 1952), Quentin (19541976), Suzette (born 1955), and Arthur (born 1958). He had been married in 1933, but his wife wouldn't bring the whole family down to California from Washington to live. He replied, "You know, I'm a public figure and you're nobody, so if you have to go through the divorce, I'll accuse you of desertion so it won't look so bad on my public record. I remember going past a Lincoln dealer and admiring one of those big Lincolns they had then. [58] She subsequently changed her mind, believing that she had been tricked, and wrote to her husband to complain but received no response. Had been friendly with many Communists. Alternative_Effort 7 mo. of age, 5'10", 140 lbs. By this time, Mary Sue was well advanced with her second pregnancy and remained largely confined to a rented house at Medford Lakes, New Jersey. [40] Established in response to the battering that Scientology was receiving at the time from governments and the media, the GO was tasked with tackling any "threat of great importance" to Scientology. She attempted to flee on a ferry but Hubbard caught up with her and convinced her to stay, saying that he was in the process of getting a divorce and that an attorney had told him that the marriage with Northrup was legal. In April 1969, Mary Sue was promoted by Hubbard to serve as the captain of the Royal Scotman and ordered to cruise up and down the coast of Spain to train the vessel's inexperienced crew of Scientologists, who had made a string of mistakes that infuriated Hubbard. In this same year, Hubbard launched a new religion based on two books he had written, Dianetics: The Evolution of a Science, and Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. David went ballistic at his wife while she . In reality, Hubbard had made an unsuccessful request for assistance from the US military attach to Havana. 4. About Harry Ross Hubbard. A month later Northrup was made a director of the newly established Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation in Elizabeth, New Jersey, an organization founded to disseminate knowledge of Dianetics. The only reason a person gives up a study or becomes confused or unable to learn is because he or she has gone past a word that was not understood.', and 'To love in spite of all is the secret of greatness. She intended to make use of this discovery by writing a book that would be "completely anti-Christ". She was credited with helping to coin the word "Scientology". I'm actually gonna disagree with most people here. [25] The difference in the quality of living conditions between the Hubbards and the crew was stark: Most of the crew lived in cramped, smelly, roach-infested dormitories fitted with bunks in three tiers that left little room for personal possessions. The final version of Dianetics was written at Bay Head, New Jersey in a cottage which the science fiction editor John W. Campbell had found for the Hubbards. [59] Hubbard fled to Havana, Cuba, where he wrote a letter to Northrup: I have been in the Cuban military hospital and I am being transferred to the United States next week as a classified scientist immune from interference of all kinds. John Sanborne, who worked with Hubbard for many years, recalled: Earlier on (before the divorce) he made this stupid attempt to get Northrup brainwashed so she'd do what he said. She personally handled large quantities of cash on Hubbard's behalf. [19] The manor, a country house formerly owned by Sawai Man Singh II, the Maharajah of Jaipur, became both the new home of the Hubbards and the world headquarters of Scientology. "[14], In August 1945, Northrup met L. Ron Hubbard for the first time. The writer Lawrence Wright was told in September 2010 by Tommy Davis, the then spokesman for the Church of Scientology, that Hubbard "was never married to Sara Northrup. I gathered a couple of dozen of the most proven Church executives from around the world and briefed them on the criminal and other unethical conduct of the GO. [23] Hubbard's relationship with Northrup, while legal, had already caused alarm among those who knew him; Virginia Heinlein, the wife of the science fiction writer Robert Heinlein, regarded Hubbard as "a very sad case of post-war breakdown" and Northrup as his "latest Man-Eating Tigress".[24]. His first wife had not obtained divorce until '47 and he was married in '46. She soon began an affair with Hubbard, who had just been divorced from his second wife Sara, and moved in with him within only a few weeks of arriving in Wichita. [76], The writer Christopher Evans has noted that "So painful do the memories of these incidents appear to be that L. Ron has more than once denied that he was ever married to Sarah [sic] Northrup at all. He was having a lot of problems with her. Despite her complicated feelings toward the man, Sara was overwhelmed with grief and sadness. The practice of culling supposedly confidential "P.C. L. Ron Hubbard PO Box 24152 Tampa, FL 33623 28 November 1980. The situation was potentially disastrous for the GO and caused panic among the leadership. Ironically, the wedding took place only 30 miles from the town where Hubbard had married his first wife thirteen years previously. They set up home in a villa on the outskirts of the Moroccan city of Tangier. He was severely depressed and repeatedly threatened suicide, and Northrup believed "he must be suffering or he wouldn't act that way".[33]. This work took a variety of forms, including public relations, legal actions, and the gathering of "intelligence" on perceived enemies. Her half-sister was an inmate of an insane asylum. The grand jury named Hubbard as an unindicted co-conspirator; the seized Guardian Office. Add a Comment. [41] Its eventual downfall was to result from the use of illegal methods, ordered and authorized by Mary Sue, to further its campaign. [2], Although she later remembered her childhood with warmth, Northrup's upbringing was marred by her sexually abusive father, who was imprisoned in 1928 for financial fraud. [11], A family friend, Ray Kemp, later recalled: "their relationship seemed OK, but there never seemed to be a lot of love between them. Alexis will get a fortune unless she goes to you as she would then get nothing. In three years of marriage to Hubbard, she had set up home in seven different states and had never stayed in one place for more than a few months. [75] L. Ron Hubbard died on January 24, 1986, at his ranch near Creston, California. . She was convicted in December 1979 and was sentenced to five years' imprisonment and the payment of a $10,000 fine. Northrup played a significant role in the development of Dianetics, Hubbard's "modern science of mental health", between 1948 and 1951. A Wikimdia Commons tartalmaz L. Ron Hubbard tmj mdiallomnyokat. A curly haired, middle-aged woman - who US magazine National . Several ships were purchased to serve as the quarters of the newly created "Sea Org". L. Ron Hubbard's body was found in a motor home with the air conditioner running, tucked behind animal stables on a small ranch outside Creston. L. Ron Hubbard's daughter the one he wanted to disappear surfaces online By Tony Ortega, February 6, 2017 . Northrup and Hubbard had frequent rows and his violent behaviour towards her continued unabated. I remember he said to me I was the only person he knew who would set up a white silk tent for him. Pat Broeker, Hubbard's personal messenger at the time, had gone into hiding with him once before and knew how. [73] The controversy surrounding the divorce had severely dented his reputation. [8], Northrup joined the O.T.O. Hubbard took with him only two people, a married couple named Pat and Anne Broeker. She wrote privately to Paulette Cooper, the author of the book The Scandal of Scientology who was subsequently targeted by the Church's Operation Freakout.