He had Dick de Mille reciting this sort of thing day and night to her. [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. [41] Its eventual downfall was to result from the use of illegal methods, ordered and authorized by Mary Sue, to further its campaign. The case was settled out of court eleven days later, with Hubbard and Northrup agreeing to refund some of Parsons' money while keeping a yacht, the Harpoon, for themselves. Hubbard had a personal steward, as did Mary Sue and the Hubbard children, who all had their own cabins. [76] Mary Sue Hubbard continued to be active in Scientology well into the 1990s; in a 1994 Scientology magazine, she was listed as a "Patron" of the International Association of Scientologists, indicating a donation of $40,000. He went to live at the house and investigated the black magic rites and the general situation and found them very bad. He stated: In 1981, a Church investigation was begun into the activities of the GO. Hubbard blamed Klowden for the suicide bid and told her to forget about him and the Foundation, but resumed the affair with her again within a month.[48]. She did, however, resurface on a few occasions during the remaining years of her life. Before starting his church in 1954, L. Ron Hubbard earned his living as a pulp fiction writer, churning out story after story across numerous genres. [27] The trip had the air of a punishment detail and was dubbed the "liability cruise"; conditions on board were reportedly appalling. She informed us that she did not appreciate our investigation of the GO and that if one were needed she would do it. Ronald DeWolf, L. Ron Hubbard's son, told the News-Herald that his father took amphetamines, hallucinogens, and cocaine. Please report problems, errors or suggestions to heldal@online.no Download all files as ZIP archive(745Kb) Back to introduction DATE TO FROM DESCRIPTION 16 May 1940 FBI L Ron Hubbard Reporting on a possible Nazi. caused further tensions in the house, which Aleister Crowley heard about from communications from her housemates. In July 1949 I was in Elizabeth, New Jersey, writing a movie. A year later, on August 15, 1978, Mary Sue Hubbard was indicted by a grand jury, accused of masterminding a conspiracy against the government in her capacity as head of the Church's Guardian's Office.[39]. [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. 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". "[51], In July 1986 she was interviewed by the ex-Scientologist Bent Corydon several months after Hubbard's death, which had reduced her fear of retaliation. In his final moments, the man who created a religion with a massive following was . Alternative_Effort 7 mo. He thought I had thrown in with the psychiatrists, with the devils. [68] The original sentence of five years imprisonment was not carried out, and the court ordered a study of her claimed medical problems, before eventually replacing her sentence with a four-year term of imprisonment, with parole set at 40 months. [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. [40], Dianetics became an immediate bestseller when it was published in May 1950. Heber Jentzsch, president of . . 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. [30] Their sojourn in Morocco ended abruptly in December 1972 when it became clear that the Church of Scientology was about to be indicted in France for fraud, and that Hubbard himself was potentially at risk of being extradited to appear in court if the case went to trial. Ron Hubbard's first wife was Jack Parsons' second wife, who he stole away from Jack, along with a lot of his life savings. Liked this page? She gave Hubbard four more children - Diana, Quentin, Suzette and Arthur - over the next six years. Apparently it is the ordinary confidence trick."[19]. "[14] Cyril Vosper, one of the Saint Hill staff at the time, noted the differing impressions left by the Hubbards: "I always had great warmth and admiration for Ron he was a remarkable individual, a constant source of new information and ideas but I thought Mary Sue was an exceedingly nasty person. 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. Fearing arrest, he fled to Washington, D.C. with a handful of aides while Mary Sue was left behind in Florida continuing her day-to-day management activities. By this time Mary Sue was pregnant for a fourth time and gave birth to her final child, Arthur Ronald Conway Hubbard, on June 6, 1958.[17]. The suit was filed by Mr. Hubbard's third wife, Mary Sue Hubbard, the stepmother of Mr. Hubbard's oldest son, Ronald DeWolf. Quentin was Hubbard's fourth child - his second son - to his third wife, Mary Sue Hubbard. "[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. Yet she was the head of the Guardian Office for years and among other things, authored the infamous order "GO 121669" which directed culling of supposedly confidential P.C. Or whatever. 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. 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.] [44], One of their primary targets was the IRS, with which Scientology was engaged in a bitter battle over tax exemptions. Mary Sue was promoted to the position of Controller "for life" of the Guardian's Office in January 1969, with one of her subordinates, Jane Kember, being appointed to Mary Sue's old post of Guardian. They were formally found guilty on October 26, 1979. [43] She left Wichita as soon as Alexis was returned to her. That is the amazing part about it. She became involved in Hubbard's Dianetics in 1951, while still a student at the University of Texas at Austin, becoming a Dianetics auditor. '"[50], Despite her conviction, Mary Sue remained in her post as Controller of the Guardian's Office (GO). He wasn't married to her. In 1952, Mary Sue and Ron were married. She is heavily sexed. [55] He listed them as: SARA NORTHRUP (HUBBARD): formerly of 1003 S. Orange Grove Avenue, Pasadena, Calif. 25 yrs. At age 15, Northrup moved in with sister Helen and her husband Jack, while she finished high school. Wife was Ledora May Waterbury (1885 - 1959). Northrup's attorney filed another petition asking for Hubbard's assets to be frozen as he had been found "hiding" in Wichita "but that he would probably leave town upon being detected". But anyone who underestimated Mary Sue made a big mistake. L. Ron Hubbard PO Box 24152 Tampa, FL 33623 28 November 1980. Numerous other Guardian's Office personnel were purged as well. [25] He wrote: Sara, my sweetheart, is young, beautiful, desirable. She made a striking impression on the other lodgers; George Pendle describes her as "feisty and untamed, proud and self-willed, she stood five foot nine, had a lithe body and blond hair, and was extremely candid. . It consists of 'marriage guidance' for Scientologists from the then 'first lady' of the organisation. Jack Parsons was also an avid student and practitioner of the occult. Hubbard would evolve into the leader of the Church of Scientology. She was not the affectionate type, she was more efficient than affectionate. In 1960, Leni Riefenstahl and L. Ron Hubbard briefly collaborated on a screenplay that was to be a remake of her popular 1932 film directing debut, Das blaue Licht ('The Blue Light'). Dissmissed [sic] in February when affiliations discovered. Her allegations produced more lurid headlines: not only was Hubbard accused of bigamy and kidnapping, but she had been subjected to "systematic torture, including loss of sleep, beatings, and strangulations and scientific experiments". [11], A family friend, Ray Kemp, later recalled: "their relationship seemed OK, but there never seemed to be a lot of love between them. 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. L. Ron Hubbard was previously married to Mary Sue Whipp (1952 - 1986), Sara Northrup (1946 - 1951), Margaret Louise Grubb (1933 - 1947) and Margaret Grubb.. L. Ron Hubbard was in relationships with Barbara Kaye (1950) and Mary Sue Hubbard.. About. . The wife of the founder of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, has filed a $5 million suit against Mr. Hubbard's son, charging "massive fraud" in his 1982 effort to have his father declared legally dead or mentally incompetent. As far as I know, all his policies and doctrines were race-neutral, which is a big deal for someone from the 1940s. The Hubbards lived at a house on Tatum Boulevard (now 5501 North 44th Street)[10] on the slopes of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix for the remainder of 1954. He walked right in there and bought it for me, cash! He accused Communists of destroying his business, ruining his health and withholding material of interest to the US Government. For more than a decade, the whereabouts of Shelly Miscavige, the reportedly missing wife of Scientology leader David, has been hotly debated. She recalled that "with or without an argument, there'd be an upsurge of violence. The house was torn down. That's what he was really worried about, that she would reveal during the case that she was only relaying his orders. [47] The GO's agent in the IRS, Michael Meisner, was ordered to obtain all files concerning L. Ron and Mary Sue Hubbard from the IRS Office of International Operations, which he succeeded in infiltrating. [3] The couple had three daughters. Father of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. "[63], The divorce writ prompted a deluge of bad publicity for Hubbard and elicited an unexpected letter to Northrup from his first wife, Polly, who wrote: "If I can help in any way I'd like toYou must get Alexis in your custodyRon is not normal. Add a Comment. Mary Sue Hubbard signed a letter revoking her resignation and condemning the actions of the CMO. [27] The wedding attracted criticism from L. Sprague de Camp, another science fiction colleague of Hubbard's, who suggested to the Heinleins that he supposed "Polly was tiresome about not giving him his divorce so he could marry six other gals who were all hot & moist over him. Though I will be hospitalized probably a long time, Alexis is getting excellent care. The. In the pulp-printed pages of a May 1950 issue of Astounding Science Fiction, L. Ron Hubbard published, for the first time, a work that would one day grow into an entire religion: Dianetics. In 1947, Polly filed for divorce and was granted the custody of her children . 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. Despite insisting on clean living and even prohibiting followers from taking necessary medication, Hubbard loved to party. Lafayette Ron Hubbard is a controversial figure. This body was responsible for overseeing each of the seven organizational subdivisions of the Church of Scientology. [13], Similar concerns were expressed by other O.T.O. [citation needed], The Hubbards traveled to England in September 1952 when Mary Sue was eight months pregnant. 's US head, Karl Germer, labeled her "an ordeal sent by the gods". The Church sued in 1982 and Mary Sue joined the suit, charging that Armstrong had committed an "invasion of privacy". members. [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]. [21] Parsons subsequently resorted to more conventional means of obtaining redress and sued the couple on July 1 in the Circuit Court for Dade County. [31] Hubbard returned to the United States, living under a false name in New York City while Mary Sue and the children remained aboard the Apollo. . L. Ron Hubbard made it a high crime for any Scientologist to turn over any other Scientologist to the police. Mary Sue enforced the rules rigidly but shared the privations, and was scrupulously fair and popular. "[79] Hubbard also gave a new explanation of why he had been involved with Jack Parsons and the O.T.O. [42] Mary Sue continued to manage the GO from her various residences aboard the Apollo, and the villa in Tangier. It is, of course, rather ironic that the person who authorized G.O. Helen and Jack were engaged in July 1934[6] and married in April 1935. Entitled "Marriage Hats". Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (1911-1986), commonly shortened to L. Ron Hubbard, was a science-fiction writer and drug fiend[1] who engaged in the ultimate experiment: to create a religion founded on utter bullshit, yet endowed with the sociological and psychological components that "make religions work". Screen grab Lawrence Wright, the author of the best-selling book on Scientology, "Going Clear," says his research found. Share it! [65] Hubbard wrote to the FBI to further denounce Northrup as a Communist secret agent. This was the only time Hubbard allowed an outside crew to interview him. Hubbard became Parsons' "magical partner" for a sex magic ritual that was intended to summon an incarnation of a goddess. View Gallery. "[14], In August 1945, Northrup met L. Ron Hubbard for the first time. Confessedly a member of the Young Communists. [7], They went back to London in December on a fresh visa and stayed there until the end of May 1953, before departing for an extended holiday in Spain. 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. On "Scientology and the Aftermath," Leah Remini discussed the family members of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard and the abuse they suffered. The FBI declined to take any action, characterizing Hubbard as a "mental case". A thought nagged away at the young filmmaker as Hubbard expanded on the theme, "I could well understand hopping into bed at night with one's wife, rubbing one's hands together and saying 'we made $10,000 today dear'," says Nairn, "but I couldn't understand his own wife believing it all, believing in out-of body experiences and previous lives. Louis Culling, another O.T.O. 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 . "[47] He told her that he didn't want to be married "for I can buy my friends whenever I want them" but he could not divorce either, as the stigma would hurt his reputation. [4], She became pregnant in February 1952 and married Hubbard the next month. She turned up destitute and pregnant. I've been married twice. Perhaps in your criminal files or on the police blotter of Pasadena you will find Sara Elizabeth Northrop, age about 26, born April 8, 1925, about 5'9", blond-brown hair, slender . Hubbard's financial troubles were reflected in his attempts to persuade the Veterans Administration to increase his pension award on the grounds of a variety of ailments which he said were preventing him finding a job. Sorted by date as received from FBI archives. She played a leading role in the management of the Church of Scientology, rising to become the head of the Church's Guardian's Office (GO). Lafayette Ronald Hubbard ( Tilden, Nebraska, 1911. mrcius 13. I didn't know why it was so important to him; I'd never met Sara and I couldn't have cared less, but he wanted to persuade me that the marriage had never taken place. Sara Elizabeth Bruce Northrup Hollister (April 8, 1924 - December 19, 1997) was an occultist and second wife of Scientologist founder L. Ron Hubbard. [1] She soon rose to the rank of a second degree member, or "Magician", of the O.T.O. She began a relationship with L. Ron Hubbard, whom she met through the O.T.O., in 1945. The other five defendants received lesser sentences and fines. The late wife of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard left her home to her prized pooch, who survived its master by 11 years and lived it up in a multi-million-dollar Los Angeles pad. They set up a business partnership on January 15, 1946 under the name of "Allied Enterprises", with Parsons putting up $20,000 of capital, Hubbard adding $1,200 and Northrup contributing nothing. [22] Northrup was able to dissuade Parsons from pressing his case by threatening to expose their past relationship, which had begun when she was under the legal age of consent. While previously published books have mentioned part of this . Outspokenly disloyal to the U.S.[56], In another letter sent in March, Hubbard told the FBI that Northrup was a Communist and a drug addict, and offered a $10,000 reward to anyone who could resolve Northrup's problems through the application of Dianetics techniques.[57]. [It] was made clear that we had no choice but to overthrow the GO and dismiss everyone who had violated Church policy or the law.