A bitter dispute broke out between the men over the ownership of the Foundation's remaining assets, with Hubbard resigning to start a rival "Hubbard College" on the other side of Wichita. "[13] Concluding that she was a vampire, which he defined as "an elemental or demon in the form of a woman" who sought to "lure the Candidate to his destruction," he warned that Northrup was a grave danger to Parsons and to the "Great Work" which the O.T.O. Mary Sue was grief-stricken, though she later attempted to persuade friends that Quentin had died from encephalitis. They spent most of their time working; there was very little socializing. Northrup filed a kidnapping complaint with the Los Angeles Police Department on her return home but was rebuffed by the police, who dismissed the affair as a mere domestic dispute. According to Mayo: She was really offended and very upset. To that end he wrote Dianetics, proving to all the world just how mediocre a writer he was . "[12] Joan Vidal, a friend of the sculptor Edward Harris, who was commissioned by Hubbard to create a bust of him, described Mary Sue as "a rather drab, mousy, nothing sort of person, quite a bit younger than him. Born as Henry August Wilson, adopted by James W. Hubbard and Philena Jane Potter Hubbard, who changed his name to Harry Ross Hubbard. [54], She died of breast cancer in 1997 but in the last few months of her life she dictated a tape-recorded account of her relationship with Hubbard. His misfortunes had been caused by "a woman known as Sara Elizabeth Northrup . "[50] Hubbard enlisted de Mille and another Dianeticist, Dave Williams, in an attempt to convince her to stay with him. The. Helen and Jack were engaged in July 1934[6] and married in April 1935. She was convicted in December 1979 and was sentenced to five years' imprisonment and the payment of a $10,000 fine. The mother had slept with all three men on the same night but as she did not know which had fathered the child, had "thereupon decided to call him Ali, son of ----, son of ----, and son of ---- which impressed the local inhabitants and created a stir throughout the country. [32] Northrup had no idea of Hubbard's first marriage or why people were treating her so strangely until his son L. Ron Hubbard Jr. told her that his parents were still married. "[94], Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, "Scientology and the Occult: Hugh Urban's new exploration of L. Ron Hubbard and Aleister Crowley", Miller, Russell. Meals for the Commodore and his family were cooked in a separate galley by their personal chef, using ingredients brought by couriers from the United States.[26]. 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. About Harry Ross Hubbard. When she first came to me with this wild story about how her husband had taken her baby I was determined to help her all I could. Your passion for Betty also gave you the magical force needed at the time, and the act of adultery tinged with incest, served as your magical confirmation in the law of Thelema. A few hours later, he returned with two of his Dianetics Foundation staff and told Northrup, who was now back at her apartment: "We have Alexis and you'll never see her alive unless you come with us. I have many experiments in mind.[16]. 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. 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). "[3] Russell Miller gives a different explanation: "Hubbard wanted to go to London to establish his control over the small Dianetics group which had formed there spontaneously and Mary Sue insisted on accompanying him. There he wrote a letter informing the FBI that Northrup and her lover Miles Hollister whom he had fired from the Foundation's staff and, according to Hollister, had also threatened to kill[54] were among fifteen "known or suspected Communists" in his organization. [59], In July 1981, all remaining GO staff were ordered to join the Sea Org, which would thus secure the CMO's control of the Guardian's Office, and the current Guardian, Jane Kember who was one of those convicted on conspiracy charges was to be removed. I cared for her rather deeply but I have no desire to control her emotions, and I can, I hope, control my own. 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. In the summer of 1972, Hubbard ordered that around $2 million in cash be transferred from OTC bank accounts in Switzerland to the Apollo, where it was stored for the next three years in a locked file cabinet to which Mary Sue Hubbard had the only set of keys. [78] In December 1995, Hubbard had a mastectomy of her left breast. She worked with her husband, completing tasks for him and helping to dull his temper when he raged at other members. "[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. According to the Church of Scientology, Hubbard himself did not find out about Mary Sue's resignation until five months later. 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. 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. Later, Hubbard said his wife left him because he was a cripple: Black hair. After the British Sunday Times newspaper published an expos of Hubbard's membership of the O.T.O. In 1933, Northrup's 22-year-old sister Helen met the 18-year-old Jack Parsons, a chemist who went on to be a noted expert in rocket propulsion. The dispute immediately became front-page news: the newspapers ran headlines such as "Cult Founder Accused of Tot Kidnap", "'Dianetic' Hubbard Accused of Plot to Kidnap Wife", and "Hiding of Baby Charged to Dianetics Author". Further, through Parsons, she was strangely intimate with many scientists of Los Alamo Gordos [Alamogordo in New Mexico was where the first atomic bomb was tested]. She switched the envelopes and sent them. He thought I had thrown in with the psychiatrists, with the devils. Her lawyer, Caryl Warner, also worked the media on her behalf so that Northrup's story received maximum publicity. Hubbard rescued a girl they were using. She was not the affectionate type, she was more efficient than affectionate. Excerpts from the interview were published in Corydon's 1987 book, L. Ron Hubbard: Messiah or Madman?. She was part of a free love colony in Pasadena. in 1941, at Parsons' urging, and was given the title of Soror [Sister] Cassap. Goodbye I love you. [65] Hubbard wrote to the FBI to further denounce Northrup as a Communist secret agent. members. [72] When the case came to trial in May 1984, she told the Superior Court of Los Angeles County that she had been "mentally raped" and "emotionally distressed" knowing that others had seen the documents. 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. Hope to see you once more. '"[50], Despite her conviction, Mary Sue remained in her post as Controller of the Guardian's Office (GO). L. Ron Hubbard started beating his wife during summer 1946. She turned up destitute and pregnant. He stated: In 1981, a Church investigation was begun into the activities of the GO. Thanks to a kind contributor I have acquired a scan of a rare 36-page pamphlet, written by Mary Sue Hubbard (the third wife of L Ron Hubbard). Hubbard married his third wife, Mary Sue Whipp, in 1952. The Hubbards moved to a new house in Elizabeth to be near the Foundation. [10], Although both were committed O.T.O. She may have a record . He was having a lot of problems with her. Her salary was relatively modest, amounting to $30,430 ($150,732 in 2007 prices) between 1970 and 1972, though she did also benefit from tens of thousands of dollars a year in living expenses paid for by the Church of Scientology. Hubbard grew up in Helena, Montana, and studied at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Mary Sue Hubbard and the GO, however, did not simply capitulate. It is, of course, rather ironic that the person who authorized G.O. Despite this, she still "felt so guilty about the fact that he was so psychologically damaged. [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. "[45] A few days later while still married to Northrup he proposed marriage to Klowden. 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". His next project, Dianetics and Scientology, would secure him lifelong fame. [43] L. Ron Hubbard was said to have been fully aware of the GO's actions; the US government would later declare him to be an "unindicted co-conspirator" in the GO's illegal activities. She told the court that she had not seen her husband since January 1980, "but I've written him personal letters but I don't believe he's getting them" as he had not replied to them. He walked right in there and bought it for me, cash! After Hubbard was convicted of petty theft in San Luis Obispo in August 1948,[32] the couple moved again to Savannah, Georgia. One of its principal figures was David Miscavige, a 21-year-old Messenger who had worked as a cameraman for Hubbard. L. Ron Hubbard and Sara, his second wife, aboard the schooner Blue Water II, June 1946 in Miami, Florida. They set up home in a villa on the outskirts of the Moroccan city of Tangier. Who Is L. Ron Hubbard's Wife? He had visited 1003 South Orange Grove Avenue at the behest of Lou Goldstone, a well-known science fiction illustrator, while on leave from his service in the US Navy. She had been part of Jack Parsons' group because "she had been sent in there by the Russians. Numerous other Guardian's Office personnel were purged as well. 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 August 1978, she was indicted by the United States government on charges of conspiracy relating to illegal covert operations mounted by the Guardian's Office against government agencies. . At the time, Hubbard's wife Mary Sue was appealing her conviction in the Snow White prosecution along with ten other Scientologists. 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. Hubbard established his career as a writer with science fiction and fantasy novels, including the novel Battlefield Earth, which was adapted into a feature film in 2000. 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. A young girl is nearly dead because of this effort. This was done before his divorce from his first wife, Polly. While still quite racist, L. Ron was actually far less racist than his contemporaries. The grand jury named Hubbard as an unindicted co-conspirator; the seized Guardian Office. Recommended [43] She left Wichita as soon as Alexis was returned to her. I have no revenge motive nor am I trying to angle this broader than it is. I just wanted to be free of him! According to Northrup's later recollections she repeatedly refused him but relented after he threatened to kill himself. 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. Mary Sue was given partial responsibility for running the new Dianetics establishment. Together, we planned a series of missions to take over the GO, investigate it and reform it thoroughly. A chance meeting with a man named Jack Parsons led to Hubbard and his new friend performing a bizarre ritual. In 1984 she acted as an "intervenor" in the Church of Scientology of California's lawsuit against Gerry Armstrong. David went ballistic at his wife while she . Hubbard was struggling with illness in 1980 and he was living in San Luis Obisbo . 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. Mary Sue Hubbard was removed from her post before she went to jail. [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. She played a central role in the financial management of the Church of Scientology's two principal corporations, the Church of Scientology of California and the United Kingdom Church of Scientology. And it was the nineteenth of June and it was the happiest day of my life. [3], The Hubbards returned again to London at the end of September 1955, where they took over the day-to-day management of the Hubbard Association of Scientologists International. She was a sole signatory to the Church of Scientology's trust accounts and was also a director of the Operation Transport Corporation (OTC), a company established in 1968 that served as a conduit for cash transfers from the Church of Scientology to L. Ron Hubbard personally; it was characterized by US Tax Court as a "sham corporation" whose role was the enrichment of the Hubbards. Hubbard was an Eagle Scout. Not only was the GO not handling these suits, the GO, and particularly Mary Sue Hubbard, even refused to answer our questions about the suits because they viewed themselves answerable only to persons within the GO Our attempts to get information were thwarted by Mary Sue Hubbard. As part of a wider strategy codenamed Operation Snow White, the GO succeeded in infiltrating a Scientologist into the IRS to steal files about the government's litigation strategy against Scientology. She recalled that "with or without an argument, there'd be an upsurge of violence. . [27] The trip had the air of a punishment detail and was dubbed the "liability cruise"; conditions on board were reportedly appalling. The attach did not act on the request; having asked the FBI for background information, he was told that Hubbard had been interviewed but the "agent conducting interview considered Hubbard to be [a] mental case. [41] The Dianetics Foundation was making a huge amount of money, but problems were already evident: money was pouring out as fast as it was coming in, due to lax financial management and Hubbard's own free spending. The news story which the photograph accompanied has been republished by the Church with all mention of Northrup edited out from the text. [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. 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. Dissmissed [sic] in February when affiliations discovered. On the night of February 24, 1951, Alexis was being looked after by John Sanborne while Northrup had a night at the movies. The targets were not just external enemies but dissident Scientologists; in 1969, Mary Sue wrote an order directing the GO to cull information from the confessional folders of Scientologists, breaking a rule of confidence that was supposedly sacrosanct. members, Northrup's usurpation of Helen's role led to conflict between the two sisters. The Church sued in 1982 and Mary Sue joined the suit, charging that Armstrong had committed an "invasion of privacy". [63] Hubbard continued to develop Dianetics (and ultimately Scientology), through which he met his third and last wife, Mary Sue Whipp, in late 1951 only a few months after his divorce. He became disillusioned with Scientology and left the Church, taking with him copies of biographical material, including Hubbard's letters to Mary Sue over the years. 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. [2] She grew up in Houston, where she attended Rice University for a year before moving on to the University of Texas at Austin, from which she graduated as a Bachelor of Arts. "[11], Helen was far less sanguine, writing in her diary of "the sore spot I carried where my heart should be",[11] and had furious sometimes violent rows with both Parsons and Northrup. In 1923 the family moved to Pasadena, a destination said to have been chosen by Olga using a Ouija board. She was forced to resign her post in 1981 and served a year in prison in 1983, after exhausting her appeals against her conviction. "[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. I thought to myself, 'My God, I can't tell her. [58] After a fruitless six-week search she finally filed a writ of habeas corpus at the Los Angeles Superior Court in April 1951, demanding the return of Alexis. [88] In one publication the Church has airbrushed Northrup out of a photograph of the couple that appeared in the Miami Daily News issue of June 30, 1946. I thought she was going to blow my head off. I had hoped that you could straighten him out. [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". Center of most turbulence in our organization. [45] Mary Sue was closely involved in the strategy; a letter written by her, approving the thefts, was later used in evidence against her. [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. Maybe he should be reincarnated as a rabbit. [55], In 1981, the "All Clear Unit" was established within the CMO, tasked with the purpose of making it "All Clear" for Hubbard to come out of hiding. [4] She was sexually active from an unusually young age and often said she lost her virginity at the age of ten.[5]. Currently missing somewhere in California. [39] Rather than telling Northrup where Alexis was, he called her and said that "he had cut [Alexis] into little pieces and dropped the pieces in a river and that he had seen little arms and legs floating down the river and it was my fault, I'd done it because I'd left him."[53]. Granada's reporter commented: "What Hubbard said happens to be untrue. in October 1969, the newspaper printed a statement attributed to the Church of Scientology (but written by Hubbard himself[80]) that asserted: Hubbard broke up black magic in America L. Ron Hubbard was still an officer of the US Navy because he was well known as a writer and a philosopher and had friends amongst the physicists, he was sent in to handle the situation. L. Ron Hubbard in Ocala Star-Banner - Jan 30 1986 view all Immediate Family Margaret Ochs ex-wife Ronald DeWolf son Catherine May Gillespie daughter Sara Northup Hollister ex-wife Private child Mary Sue Hubbard wife Diana Meredith Horwich daughter Quentin Hubbard son Mary Suzette Rochelle White daughter Arthur Ronald Conway Hubbard son L. Ron Hubbard's wife, Mary Sue Hubbard, was an important part of the Church of Scientology. I believed Sara absolutely; there was no question about the truth in my opinion. 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. [22] On November 22, 1966, the Hubbard Explorational Company Limited was formed with Hubbard and Mary Sue as directors Hubbard being described as expedition supervisor and Mary Sue as company secretary. "I thought he was pretty. L. Ron Hubbard dating history Relationships. [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 dinner party backfired drastically; Northrup began an affair with Hollister, a handsome 22-year-old who was college-educated and a noted sportsman. She gave Hubbard an ultimatum: get treatment or she would leave with the baby. She joined as a teenager along with her older sister Helen. [75] L. Ron Hubbard died on January 24, 1986, at his ranch near Creston, California. Sorted by date as received from FBI archives. He accused Communists of destroying his business, ruining his health and withholding material of interest to the US Government. Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard served in the US Navy in the 1940s. How many girls is a man entitled to in one lifetime, anyway? [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. Mary Sue conspired with her subordinates to concoct alibis for Meisner and work out how to keep him out of the hands of the authorities, keeping him in hiding under a series of false identities. 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.] Though I will be hospitalized probably a long time, Alexis is getting excellent care. One of his aides, David Mayo, was dispatched by Hubbard to suggest that Mary Sue might consider a divorce. [36] This eventually became the first draft of Hubbard's book Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, which marked the foundation of Dianetics and ultimately of Scientology. Quentin committed suicide in Las. [38] Northrup became Hubbard's personal auditor (Dianetic counselor)[39] and was hailed by him as one of the first Dianetic "Clears". However, there were a number of obstacles to overcome before the termination of the GO could be accomplished. He told me how he had met Northrup. He moved in with me about two months ago, and although Betty and I are still friendly, she has transferred her sexual affection to Ron. 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. Meanwhile, Ron and Betty have bought a boat for themselves in Miami for about $10,000 and are living the life of Riley, while Brother John is living at Rock Bottom, and I mean Rock Bottom. 28 Photos Of L. Ron Hubbard And The Birth Of Scientology. The suit was filed by Mr. Hubbard's third wife, Mary Sue Hubbard, the stepmother of Mr. Hubbard's oldest son, Ronald DeWolf. Northrup was a major figure in the Pasadena branch of the Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O. After the vessel had been renovated by Scientologists, Mary Sue and the children moved into the upper-deck accommodation in November 1968. "[14], In August 1945, Northrup met L. Ron Hubbard for the first time. Hubbard became Parsons' "magical partner" for a sex magic ritual that was intended to summon an incarnation of a goddess. "[65] He accused Northrup of having conspired in a bid to assassinate him and described how he had found love letters to his wife from Hollister, a "member of the Young Communists." Parsons was deeply dismayed but tried to put a brave face on the situation, informing Aleister Crowley: About three months ago I met Captain [sic] L. Ron Hubbard, a writer and explorer of whom I had known for some time He is a gentleman; he has red hair, green eyes, is honest and intelligent, and we have become great friends. He was struggling with constant writer's block and leaned heavily on Northrup to provide plot ideas and even to help write some of his stories. Excerpt from Wikipedia: "Operation Snow White was a criminal conspiracy by the Church of Scientology during the 1970s to purge unfavorable records about Scientology and its founder, L. Ron Hubbard. [28] The "liability cruise" ended in June 1969. was carrying out in California. Fortunately for Northrup as it was the peak of the McCarthyite "Red Scare" Hubbard's allegations were apparently ignored by the FBI, which filed his letter but took no further action. I remember going past a Lincoln dealer and admiring one of those big Lincolns they had then. Father of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. And since then, the Church of Scientology has maintained in biographical . They would go to bed very late, usually in the small hours of the morning, and get up in the early afternoon [Mary Sue] had a separate bedroom, but usually had breakfast with him scrambled eggs, sausages, mushrooms and tomatoes. [19], Germer informed Crowley, who wrote back to opine: "It seems to me on the information of our brethren in California that Parsons has got an illumination in which he has lost all his personal independence. 's US head, Karl Germer, labeled her "an ordeal sent by the gods". In the world of speculative fiction Your favorite authors Have selected best new voices of the year. She gave Hubbard four more children - Diana, Quentin, Suzette and Arthur - over the next six years. In the end, Hubbard's wife and the others were found guilty of charges of conspiracy and burglary. [84] Even his own staff were shocked by the contents of Hubbard's letter; he ended his instructions to them with the statement, "Decency is not a subject well understood". After her resignation from the GO, Mary Sue Hubbard ceased to have any involvement in the management of the Church of Scientology. [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. Sometimes when the two of them were sitting at the table together, the hostility was almost tangible. [71] In June 1984, Judge Paul G. Breckenridge ruled against the Church and Mary Sue Hubbard, criticizing her credibility as a witness: LRH's wife, Mary Sue Hubbard is also plaintiff herein. The flagship of the Scientology fleet was the 3,280-ton vessel HMSRoyal Scotsman accidentally renamed the Royal Scotman due to a clerical error,[23] a former cattle ferry on the Irish Sea run.[24]. I went back several times later to make sure that she wasn't going to rat on him. It began when Sara's father died. [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. "All guns were now manned with great attention as it was supposed that the sub was trying to surface. She obtained a Hubbard Dianetic Auditor's Certificate and joined the Foundation's staff. . - Creston, Kalifornia, 1986. janur 24.) 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". Speaking several years later to the St. Petersburg Times newspaper, Miscavige commented: I knew if it was going to be a physical takeover we're going to lose because they had a couple thousand staff and we (the "messengers") had about 50. Speaking to Dianeticists following the divorce, Hubbard blamed shadowy outside forces for the bad publicity: "We have just been through the saw mill, through the public presses. She subsequently married one of Hubbard's former employees, Miles Hollister, and moved to Hawaii and later Massachusetts, where she died in 1997. [46] In March 1976, she approved an illegal plan to obtain "non-FOI data" from the government, meaning classified documents not available through the Freedom of Information Act. He sold his first story in February 1934, an adventure tale called "The Green God" that featured a heroic American killing a bunch of Chinese bad guys.
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