Instead, he said, if Northrup really loved him she should kill herself. My libido is so low I hardly admire her naked. He succeeded in escaping in May and turned himself in to the FBI, making a full confession. In the world of speculative fiction Your favorite authors Have selected best new voices of the year. Wife was Ledora May Waterbury (1885 - 1959). She was a leading figure in Scientology for much of her life. . It must be noted that Mary Sue Hubbard believed her position as Controller and as the "Founder's wife" to be unassailable and beyond reproach by anyone but Mr. Hubbard who was not around at the time, a fact that she was well aware of. The O.T.O. [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. His first wife had not obtained divorce until '47 and he was married in '46. 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. I believed Sara absolutely; there was no question about the truth in my opinion. [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 Hubbards moved to a new house in Elizabeth to be near the Foundation. My right side is paralyzed and getting more so. She is heavily sexed. "[24], The couple moved repeatedly over the following year first to Laguna Beach, California,[28] then to Santa Catalina Island, California,[29] New York City,[30] Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania[31] and ultimately to Hubbard's first wife's home at South Colby, Washington. Hubbard, who had left his wife and two children with relatives years earlier, bigamously married Sara. She informed us that she did not appreciate our investigation of the GO and that if one were needed she would do it. 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. Or whatever. It consists of 'marriage guidance' for Scientologists from the then 'first lady' of the organisation. Alternative_Effort 7 mo. 95 quotes from L. Ron Hubbard: 'Ideas and not battles mark the forward progress of mankind.', 'When reading a book, be very certain that you never go past a word you do not fully understand. 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. "I just ran across the airfield, across the runways, to the airport and got on the plane. Russell Miller notes: They were indeed an unlikely couple a flamboyant, fast-talking extrovert entrepreneur in his forties and a quiet, intense young woman twenty years his junior from a small town in Texas. 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. "[24] They were married in the middle of the night of August 10, 1946 at Chestertown, Maryland after awakening a minister and roping in his wife and housekeeper to serve as witnesses. "I thought he was pretty. 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. [38] Northrup became Hubbard's personal auditor (Dianetic counselor)[39] and was hailed by him as one of the first Dianetic "Clears". I want her always. [44] Klowden recalled that Northrup "was very hostile to me. "[3], During the late 1960s, Scientology was faced by an increasingly hostile media and intensifying government scrutiny in a number of countries, notably Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. I felt as though he had given so much to our country and I couldn't even bring him peace of mind. The Ole Doc Methuselah series was done that way. . The Church sued in 1982 and Mary Sue joined the suit, charging that Armstrong had committed an "invasion of privacy". "[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. L. Ron Hubbard, in full Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, (born March 13, 1911, Tilden, Nebraska, U.S.died January 24, 1986, San Luis Obispo, California), American novelist and founder of the Church of Scientology. . The news story which the photograph accompanied has been republished by the Church with all mention of Northrup edited out from the text. Evidently a prime mover but very young. 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. [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. 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. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers Of The Future; Tuesday Trash And Trouble ~ The Friday Night Mystery Club by Joanna Campbell Slan; The Adventures Of Winston The Pig: Meet Winston ~ Guest Post And Giveaway; No Small Murder ~ A Mini-Meadows Mystery by Lena Gregory; Invocation: Days Of Iron & Clay by Aileen Erin ~ Cover Reveal And Giveaway; categories [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. She told him: "All right, I'll marry you, if that's going to save you. [32], The relationship was not an easy one. . His family wasn't there. Currently intimate with them but evidently under coercion. [17] Although they got on well as fellow occultists, tensions between the two men were apparent in more domestic settings. She was forced from her post as controller, convicted and imprisoned as a felon, and deserted by her husband. [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. [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. [56] The Messengers, who were mostly in their teens and early twenties, became Hubbard's sole means of communication with the Church. Hubbard took with him only two people, a married couple named Pat and Anne Broeker. Maybe he should be reincarnated as a rabbit. Fur coats, Lincoln cars and a young man without any concept of honor so far turned the head of the woman who had been associated with me that on discovery of her affairs, she and these others, hungry for money and power, sought to take over and control all of Dianetics. In a memo of December 2, 1969, he wrote that the operation had started with bad reviews of Dianetics, "pushed then by the Sara Komkovadamanov [sic] (alias Northrup) "divorce" actions At the back of it was Miles Hollister (psychology student) Sara Komkosadamanov [sic] (housekeeper at the place nuclear physicists stayed near Caltech) "[82], By 1970, Northrup and Hollister had moved to Maui, Hawaii. "[20], By this time, Mary Sue was working as the chief course supervisor at Saint Hill Manor. [44], One of their primary targets was the IRS, with which Scientology was engaged in a bitter battle over tax exemptions. 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. Upon L. Ron Hubbard's death in 1986, David became Scientology's leader, with Shelly at his side. . 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". A curly haired, middle-aged woman - who US magazine National . Under his doctrine he believed that "mistakes do not just happen, somebody causes them, always". [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. [66] She lost her final appeal in April 1982[67] and was ordered to begin a prison term in January 1983. In his final moments, the man who created a religion with a massive following was . "[62] He later told Hubbard's unofficial biographer, Russell Miller: I liked Sara and Miles a lot. This proved a puzzle since where there is no legal marriage, there can't be any divorce. I just wanted to be free of him! When he talked about his first wife, the picture he put out of himself was of this poor wounded fellow coming home from the war and being abandoned by his wife and family because he would be a drain on them. The hugely popular recent HBO documentary (Going Clear, by Alex Gibney) has once again called into question the authenticity of L. Ron Hubbard and the Church of Scientology.As the debate rages over his life and work, we're taking a look at some of the . Despite her shock and humiliation, she felt compelled to return to Hubbard. I thought to myself, 'My God, I can't tell her. [deleted] 6 yr. ago. Margaret "Polly" Grubb (1933-1947) Sara Northrup Hollister (1946-1951) It is thought to have been written around 19467 as part of an attempted program of self-hypnotism. Heber Jentzsch, president of . Hubbard subsequently returned to the Foundation in Elizabeth, New Jersey. ), a secret society led by the English occultist Aleister Crowley, where she was known as "Soror [Sister] Cassap". 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. Hubbard rescued a girl they were using. was carrying out in California. 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. [47], The espionage continued for another three months before Meisner's luck ran out and he was caught in June 1976. [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. She is all I have to live for. [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. However, there were a number of obstacles to overcome before the termination of the GO could be accomplished. Quentin committed suicide in Las. [54] The downfall of the GO led Hubbard to distrust it, believing it to be riddled with Suppressives; he severed his communications with it[55] and put his reliance instead on the Commodore's Messenger Organization (CMO), a group he had formed in 1968 and whose purpose was to relay messages to and from church staff as Ron's personal representatives. In March 1981 she cut all of our communication lines to the GO, except through herself. The arrival of Hubbard and Northrup three weeks after the divorce was filed scandalized Hubbard's family, who deeply disapproved of his treatment of Polly. [37], On July 8, 1977, 134 agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation simultaneously stormed the Church of Scientology's offices in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, seizing nearly 50,000 documents and other evidence. 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. MILES HOLLISTER: Somewhere in the vicinity of Los Angeles. The Hubbards had four children: Diana (born 1952), Quentin (1954-1976), Suzette (born 1955), and Arthur (born 1958). 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. Illustration by Pat Barrett. Currently missing somewhere in California. "[46] In November 1950, Northrup attempted suicide by taking sleeping pills. An attempt was made to have her sign an affidavit stating that she was in fact the daughter of L. Ron Hubbard's first son, her half-brother L. Ron Hubbard, Jr.[87], As the United Press International news agency noted, Church of Scientology biographies of Hubbard's life do not mention either of his first two wives. The grand jury named Hubbard as an unindicted co-conspirator; the seized Guardian Office. "[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. 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. Northrup was a major figure in the Pasadena branch of the Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O. Sara Elizabeth Bruce Northrup Hollister (April 8, 1924 December 19, 1997) was an occultist and second wife of Scientologist founder L. Ron Hubbard. The criminal conviction of the GO's top executives triggered a lengthy power struggle at the top of the Church of Scientology, which would lead eventually to Mary Sue being forced into retirement. On July 13, 1981, a matter of weeks after we had uncovered what was going on, and with no advance warning to the GO, a coordinated series of CMO missions were sent out concurrently to take over the GO. The Hubbards moved back to London in February 1959, settling for a while in Golders Green. I remember going past a Lincoln dealer and admiring one of those big Lincolns they had then. "[79] Hubbard also gave a new explanation of why he had been involved with Jack Parsons and the O.T.O. 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. According to Northrup's later recollections she repeatedly refused him but relented after he threatened to kill himself. [73], A month later, in the English High Court of Justice, Mr Justice Latey declared in a case in which Scientology was a prominent issue that "Mr Hubbard is a charlatan and worse, as are his wife, Mary Sue Hubbard, and the clique at the top privy to the cult's activities. Photo by the Miami Daily News. [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. 4. [25][26], Around the same time, Hubbard proposed marriage to Northrup. Born as Henry August Wilson, adopted by James W. Hubbard and Philena Jane Potter Hubbard, who changed his name to Harry Ross Hubbard. Jack Parsons was also an avid student and practitioner of the occult. Hubbard would evolve into the leader of the Church of Scientology. At six-twenty-five I would go into his office with a jacket for him to wear to table and after dinner they would spend an hour or so watching television with the children and then he and Mary Sue would return to work in their separate offices. On the other hand her credibility leaves much to be desired. 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. [10], Although both were committed O.T.O. She obtained a Hubbard Dianetic Auditor's Certificate and joined the Foundation's staff. [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. folders or files" to obtain information for purposes of intimidation and or harassment is repugnant. 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. 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]. 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. [40], Dianetics became an immediate bestseller when it was published in May 1950. That title that states that L. Ron Hubbard built the Georgia Guidestones is absurd. 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.. Why is he lying about this? 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). CMO staff investigating the GO were physically expelled from the Church of Scientology's Los Angeles headquarters, and the Controller's files were guarded day and night. The boat was soon sold to ease the couple's shortage of cash. 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. Excerpts from the interview were published in Corydon's 1987 book, L. Ron Hubbard: Messiah or Madman?. I did not know or realize these things until I myself investigated the matter. [8], Northrup joined the O.T.O. 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. 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. Miscavige provided a first-hand account of these events, in an affidavit submitted in a case heard in 1994 in California, Church of Scientology International vs. Steven Fishman and Uwe Geertz. [11] Northrup also became pregnant but had an abortion on April 1, 1943, arranged by Parsons and carried out by Dr. Zachary Taylor Malaby, a prominent Pasadena doctor and Democratic politician. Father of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. You are a greater person. . L. Ron Hubbard (1911 - 1986), often referred to by his initials, LRH, was an American author and the founder of the Church of Scientology. [55] He listed them as: SARA NORTHRUP (HUBBARD): formerly of 1003 S. Orange Grove Avenue, Pasadena, Calif. 25 yrs. Such conduct was expressly permitted by the O.T.O., which followed Crowley's disdain of marriage as a "detestable institution" and accepted as commonplace the swapping of wives and partners between O.T.O. [4], She became pregnant in February 1952 and married Hubbard the next month. 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. It was horrible. Northrup told Cooper that Hubbard was a dangerous lunatic, and that although her own life had been transformed when she left him, she was still afraid both of him and of his followers,[92] whom she later described as looking "like Mormons, but with bad complexions. [51], Northrup went to a psychiatrist to obtain advice about Hubbard's increasingly violent and irrational behaviour, and was told that he probably needed to be institutionalized and that she was in serious danger. Northrup, who was beginning a pregnancy, was said to have been delighted with the location. I loved to make plots. [36], In October 1976, Hubbard's eldest son by Mary Sue, Quentin, died by suicide at the age of 22. [54] She reacted angrily; in a 1992 trial in Canada, Miscavige told the court that she had called him "some pretty nasty names" and threatened him with a large ashtray held close to his face, but she had eventually agreed to step down. Hubbard had a personal steward, as did Mary Sue and the Hubbard children, who all had their own cabins. She was a leading figure in Scientology for much of her life. Sara Elizabeth Bruce Northrup Hollister (April 8, 1924 - December 19, 1997) was an occultist and second wife of Scientologist founder L. Ron Hubbard. Commonly armed. Lafayette Ronald Hubbard ( Tilden, Nebraska, 1911. mrcius 13. The marriage ended in 1951 and prompted lurid headlines in the Los Angeles newspapers. She kept saying to me, 'What is he worried about?' Things like, "Be his wife, have a family that looks good, not have a divorce." caused further tensions in the house, which Aleister Crowley heard about from communications from her housemates. I may live a long time and again I may not. 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. I am better suited to her temperamentally we get on well. ", "Court upholds convictions of 9 Scientologists", "Church of Scientology of California, Plaintiff, Mary Sue Hubbard, Intervenor, vs. Gerald Armstrong, Defendant Memorandum of Intended Decision", "Son of Church Founder Is Sued by Stepmother", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mary_Sue_Hubbard&oldid=1139846347, This page was last edited on 17 February 2023, at 05:30. "[50] Hubbard enlisted de Mille and another Dianeticist, Dave Williams, in an attempt to convince her to stay with him. According to Northrup, Hubbard began beating her when they were in Florida in the summer of 1946. By that time, however, he had moved to Wichita, Kansas. "[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. In the end, Hubbard's wife and the others were found guilty of charges of conspiracy and burglary. 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. that Jack did get together. 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.