According to the Church of Scientology, Hubbard himself did not find out about Mary Sue's resignation until five months later. [19] His health and emotional difficulties were reflected in another, much more private, document which has been dubbed "The Affirmations". . According to the Church of Scientology, the reason for the trip was that "amid the constant violence of the turncoat Don J. Purcell of Wichita and his suits which attempted to seize Scientology, Mary Sue became ill and to save her life, Ron took her to England where several Dianetic groups had asked him to form an organization. In June 1951, she finally secured the return of Alexis by agreeing to cancel her receivership action and divorce suit in California in return for a divorce "guaranteed by L. Ron Hubbard". While still quite racist, L. Ron was actually far less racist than his contemporaries. [73] The controversy surrounding the divorce had severely dented his reputation. By this time the Foundation had filed for bankruptcy, and Hubbard's erstwhile backer, Don Purcell, was left to deal with its substantial debts. Confessedly a member of the Young Communists. I went back several times later to make sure that she wasn't going to rat on him. An archive of documents released by FBI about L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology. 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 I believed Sara absolutely; there was no question about the truth in my opinion. [42] Northrup recalled that "he used to 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. 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. by nevalalee February 1, 2017. On one occasion, while Northrup was pregnant, Hubbard kicked her several times in the stomach in an apparent though unsuccessful attempt to induce an abortion. Sara Northrup Hubbard, 2nd wife of L. Ron Hubbard Hubbard's strange writings did seem to imbue him with a special kind of confidence and belief in his own abilities, which for many seemed like supernatural powers. I know, because I personally met with her and obtained her resignation At first, Mary Sue Hubbard was not willing to resign. He had been married in 1933, but his wife wouldn't bring the whole family down to California from Washington to live. [65] Hubbard wrote to the FBI to further denounce Northrup as a Communist secret agent. [70] Her reunion with her daughter was uncertain to the last, as Hubbard had second thoughts about letting her go as he drove Northrup and Alexis to the local airport. "[52] She left Palm Springs on February 3, leaving Hubbard to complain that Northrup "had hypnotized him in his sleep and commanded him not to write. [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. These activities ultimately led to a complete disband of the GO. [17] Although they got on well as fellow occultists, tensions between the two men were apparent in more domestic settings. She personally handled large quantities of cash on Hubbard's behalf. As a leading light of American Pulp Fiction through the 1930s and '40s, he is further among the most influential authors of the modern age. She became involved in Hubbard's Dianetics in 1951, while still a student at the University of Texas at Austin, becoming a Dianetics auditor. There is no other reason for this statement than my own wish to make atonement for the damage I may have done. I was rather surprised when we were driving back to LA on Sunday evening, he stopped at a florist to buy some flowers for his wife. They were formally found guilty on October 26, 1979. A chance meeting with a man named Jack Parsons led to Hubbard and his new friend performing a bizarre ritual. She may have a record . Louis Culling, another O.T.O. 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. 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. [28] The "liability cruise" ended in June 1969. I'll just go to the airplane. He kept her sitting up in a chair, denying her sleep, trying to use Black Dianetic principles on her, repeating over and over again whatever he wanted her to do. "[20], By this time, Mary Sue was working as the chief course supervisor at Saint Hill Manor. . . [43] She left Wichita as soon as Alexis was returned to her. "[45] A few days later while still married to Northrup he proposed marriage to Klowden. Playing along, she told Hubbard that he was right and that the only way she could break free of their power was by going through with the divorce. Mary Sue Hubbard was still asserting her authority over the GO from her position as Controller. members. Alec Nevala-Lee, author of Astounding, a forthcoming book on the history of science fiction, digs into the writing career of L. Ron Hubbard, gaining new insights into the life of the controversial founder of dianetics and the origins and nature of Scientology itself. According to Northrup, Hubbard began beating her when they were in Florida in the summer of 1946. 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. And since then, the Church of Scientology has maintained in biographical . 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". He issued an internal directive in 1979 asserting that major failures must result from the presence of multiple Suppressives, who would need to be rooted out along with their "connections". "[68] She agreed to sign a statement, written by Hubbard himself, that retracted the allegations that she had made against him: I, Sara Northrup Hubbard, do hereby state that the things I have said about L. Ron Hubbard in courts and the public prints have been grossly exaggerated or entirely false. [2] She was the granddaughter of Russian emigrant Malacon Kosadamanov (later Nelson) who emigrated to Sweden. Her actual true name is a Russian name. 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. [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. Wife was Ledora May Waterbury (1885 - 1959). Hubbard took with him only two people, a married couple named Pat and Anne Broeker. About 22 yrs, 6', 180 lbs. 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. "[70] She did not give evidence but was awarded custody of Alexis and $200 a month in child support. Currently intimate with them but evidently under coercion. It was clear their marriage was breaking up she was very critical of him and he told me she was fooling around with Hollister and he didn't trust her. The raids of July 1977 were the result.[49]. Her husband's reaction was one of fury, blaming Quentin for in his eyes letting him down. The dinner party backfired drastically; Northrup began an affair with Hollister, a handsome 22-year-old who was college-educated and a noted sportsman. Hubbard would evolve into the leader of the Church of Scientology.[1]. "[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. [33] The couple moved to a rented trailer in North Hollywood in July 1947, where Hubbard spent much of his time writing stories for pulp magazines. At the time, Hubbard's wife Mary Sue was appealing her conviction in the Snow White prosecution along with ten other Scientologists. Several ships were purchased to serve as the quarters of the newly created "Sea Org". They set up home in a villa on the outskirts of the Moroccan city of Tangier. The. . Following the birth, the Hubbards moved into a house in Silver Spring, Maryland. Hubbard and Northrup made no secret of their relationship; another lodger at Parsons' house described how he saw Hubbard "living off Parsons' largesse and making out with his girlfriend right in front of him. Had been friendly with many Communists. 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. Every effort was made to butcher my personal reputation. She told him: "All right, I'll marry you, if that's going to save you. 28 Photos Of L. Ron Hubbard And The Birth Of Scientology. Sharp chin, broad forehead, rather Slavic. They traveled to Phoenix for Christmas 1953 and it was there on January 6, 1954, that Mary Sue gave birth to her second child, Geoffrey Quentin McCaully Hubbard.[9]. She obtained a Hubbard Dianetic Auditor's Certificate and joined the Foundation's staff. One of its principal figures was David Miscavige, a 21-year-old Messenger who had worked as a cameraman for Hubbard. 's US head, Karl Germer, labeled her "an ordeal sent by the gods". [25] He wrote: Sara, my sweetheart, is young, beautiful, desirable. Drug addiction set in fall 1950. ismertebb nevn L. Ron Hubbard amerikai sci-fi -r s a szcientolgia egyhz alaptja. She played a major role in the creation of Dianetics, which evolved into the religious movement Scientology. Her half-sister was an inmate of an insane asylum. Illustration by Pat Barrett. [1] Parsons had subdivided the house, a rambling mansion next door to the estate of Adolphus Busch (which later became the first Busch Gardens), into 19 apartments which he populated with a mixture of artists, writers, scientists and occultists. [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. 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. "[79] Hubbard also gave a new explanation of why he had been involved with Jack Parsons and the O.T.O. On the one hand she certainly appeared to be a pathetic individual. She was part of a free love colony in Pasadena. They used to have fierce husband and wife domestic arguments. In 1947, Polly filed for divorce and was granted the custody of her children . They eventually married and got a house in Malibu and we became friends; I remember they introduced me to pot. [1], Mary Sue Whipp was born in Rockdale, Texas, to Harry Hughes Whipp (Sept 2, 1893 Oct 30 1942) and Mary Catherine (ne Hill) Whipp. I cared for her rather deeply but I have no desire to control her emotions, and I can, I hope, control my own. I felt as though he had given so much to our country and I couldn't even bring him peace of mind. Sara Elizabeth Bruce Northrup Hollister (April 8, 1924 - December 19, 1997) was an occultist and second wife of Scientologist founder L. Ron Hubbard. "[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. 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 face was washed to polish the skin, put the hair and dressed his body in expensive suit, tucked under the collar silk scarf and to heighten the effect, put a stack of neatly arranged entourage books.Hubbard lit around the floodlights, and four-point system of Hollywood lighting, already guaranteed a quality image. [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]. [79], The establishment and expansion of Scientology. Born as Henry August Wilson, adopted by James W. Hubbard and Philena Jane Potter Hubbard, who changed his name to Harry Ross Hubbard. The Occult Rocket Scientist Who Conjured Spirits with L. Ron Hubbard Jack Parsons (right foreground) and colleagues prepare for their second-ever rocket engine test in Pasadena, November 1936.. in 1941, at Parsons' urging, and was given the title of Soror [Sister] Cassap. Margaret "Polly" Grubb (1933-1947) Sara Northrup Hollister (1946-1951) She intended to make use of this discovery by writing a book that would be "completely anti-Christ". Now a new report claims the 58-year-old is alive and, in mid-December, was spotted leaving a Scientology cruise ship in the Caribbean. She was forced to resign her post in 1981 and served a year in prison in 1983, after exhausting her appeals against her conviction. That was one of the reasons L. Ron Hubbard never had a relationship with her. "[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.