L. Ron Hubbard

Born: 1911-03-13

Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy stories, and the founder of the Church of Scientology. In 1950, Hubbard authored Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health and established a series of organizations to promote Dianetics. In 1952, Hubbard lost the rights to Dianetics in bankruptcy proceedings, and he subsequently founded Scientology. Thereafter Hubbard oversaw the growth of the Church of Scientology into a worldwide organization. Hubbard was cited by Smithsonian magazine as one of the 100 most significant Americans of all time. Description above from the Wikipedia article L. Ron Hubbard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2015-01-25

GOING CLEAR intimately profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a...

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Secret Lives: L. Ron Hubbard

as Self (archival footage)
Released: 1997-11-19

Documentary about the creator of Dianetics and Scientology, featuring some of the people who...

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An Introduction to Scientology

as Himself
Released: 1984-01-01

Filmed in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), An Introduction to Scientology is the only...

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Panorama

as Himself - Founder, Church of Scientology (archive footage)
First aired: 1953-11-11

Current affairs programme, featuring interviews and investigative reports on a wide variety of...

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