L. Ron Hubbard
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Ex-Scientologist sues the cult for loss of girlfriend and business...the organisation. Founded by the science fiction writer L Ron Hubbard in 1954, Scientology now claims millions of supporters across the world, with the Hollywood stars Tom Cruise and John Travolta among famous devotees. Scientologists, who... In this article: Church of Scientology, Tom Cruise, Kevin Rudd, Poole, Hollywood, L Ron Hubbard, and John Travolta |
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | November 18, 2009
Australian senator brands Scientology a 'criminal organisation'
...said Mr Xenophon had refused to meet church leaders over the claims. The Church of Scientology was founded in the US in 1954 by science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard. It claims to have has 12 million members, including Hollywood stars Tom...
In this article: Church of Scientology, Nick Xenophon, Allegation, Australia, Tax, Kirstie Alley, Tom Cruise, and Kevin Rudd
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Daily Mail | November 18, 2009
Scientology is a criminal organisation rife with beatings, abortion and fraud, claims Australian senator
...criminal organisation that hides behind its so-called religious belief.' The Church of Scientology was founded in 1954 by science fiction writer L Ron Hubbard (left). Hollywood actor Tom Cruise (right) is an ardent follower Among the...
In this article: Church of Scientology, Nick Xenophon, Allegation, Kevin Rudd, Australia, Tom Cruise, L Ron Hubbard, Scientology, and Kirstie Alley
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St. Petersburg Times | October 31, 2009
Chased by their church: When you try to leave Scientology, they try to bring you back
...Sea Org members. Before flying to the wedding, everybody drew names for a gift exchange. Wolff drew Cruise and got him a Hubbard novelette. It cost $50, a week's pay. Cruise put up the Scientology contingent in a hotel in Telluride,...
In this article: Church of Scientology, David Miscavige, Sea Org, Marty Rathbun, and Tom Cruise
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Gawker | October 28, 2009
Now You Can Make Money When a Celebrity Bolts From Scientology [Gambling]
...Money When a Celebrity Bolts From Scientology' via email: The British bookmaker Paddy Power is taking bets on which celebrity will be the next to turn their backs on L. Ron Hubbard. John Travolta leads the pack at 9:4 odds, and Tom Cruise is...
In this article: John Travolta, Brandy, Paddy Power, Tom Cruise, and Katie Holmes
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Independent.co.uk - Books | November 12, 2009
Ayn Rand: Can two new biographies unravel the mystery of the mad, sad heroine of the American right?
...to protect the lice of Main Street? The figure Ayn Rand most resembles in American life is L Ron Hubbard, another crazed, pitiable charlatan who used trashy potboilers to whip up a cult. Unfortunately, Rand's cult isn't confined to...
In this article: Ayn Rand, Philosophy, Bolshevik, Nathaniel Branden, Marion Parker, Amphetamine, Lung cancer, and Hollywood
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Metro | October 27, 2009
Scientologists face jail for fraud, but 'sect' escapes ban
...Picard added. The Los Angeles-based Church of Scientology, founded in 1954 by the late science fiction writer L Ron Hubbard, has been active for decades in Europe, but has struggled to gain status as a religion. It claims 10million...
In this article: Church of Scientology, Tom Cruise, John Travolta, France, Paris, Plaintiff, and L Ron Hubbard
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Guardian | October 30, 2009
The internet has done for Scientology. Could it rumble the Christians, too? Marina Hyde
...be able to do these days. During his lifetime, the religion's inventor L Ron Hubbard deemed the chief enemies of Scientology to be tax inspectors and psychiatrists (it is not desperately difficult to figure out why). Even a sixth-rate science...
In this article: Church of Scientology, L Ron Hubbard, Tom Cruise, Tommy Davis, Martin Bashir, Paul Haggis, Mel Gibson, Homophobia, Anglicans, and Tax
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CNN | October 27, 2009
Filmmaker quits Church of Scientology
...during his 20s and 30s. Founded by the late author L. Ron Hubbard, the Church of Scientology is well known for its high-profile, celebrity members, including actors Tom Cruise, John Travolta and Kirstie Alley. Alex McFarland, president...
In this article: Church of Scientology, Paul Haggis, Tommy Davis, E mail, San Diego, Jason Beghe, U.S., and Million Dollar Baby
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | October 31, 2009
Mad Scientologists caught in a web of their own making
...rather more prosaic. It is the internet wot dun it. During his life, the religion's inventor, L. Ron Hubbard, deemed the chief enemies of Scientology to be tax inspectors and psychiatrists. Even a sixth-rate science fiction writer such as...
In this article: Church of Scientology, Tom Cruise, Tommy Davis, Martin Bashir, Paul Haggis, Mel Gibson, Homophobia, Tax, and Tin
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Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986) was an American science fiction author who developed a self-help system called Dianetics, which was first published in 1950. Over the next three decades, Hubbard developed his self-help ideas into a wide-ranging set of doctrines and rituals as part of a new religion he called Scientology. Hubbard's writings became the guiding texts for the Church of Scientology and a number of affiliated organizations that address such diverse topics as business administration, literacy and drug rehabilitation.
Hubbard was a controversial public figure, and many details of his life are still disputed. Official Scientology biographies present him as a "larger-than-life" figure whose career is studded with admirable accomplishments in an astonishing array of fields. Many of these claims are disputed by former Scientologists and researchers not connected with Scientology, who have written accounts that are sharply critical of Hubbard. The Times claimed in 2009 that British diplomats exposed Hubbard as "a fraud" in the 1970s.
- Birth Date:
- March 13, 1911
- Birthplace:
- Tilden, Nebraska
- Death Date:
- January 24, 1986
- Place of Death:
- San Luis Obispo County, California
- Nationality:
- American
- Spouse:
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- Sara Northrup
- Margaret "Polly" Grubb
- Mary Sue Whipp
- Mary Sue Hubbard
- Occupation:
- Founder, Scientology
- Net Worth:
- > $200,000,000 in 1982
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