Mary Sue Hubbard was the third wife of L. Ron Hubbard, from 1952 until his death in 1986. She was a leading figure in Scientology for much of her life. The Hubbards had four children: Diana, Quentin (1954–1976), Suzette, and Arthur.
Mary Sue Hubbard in 1957
The IRS building on Constitution Avenue, Washington D.C., was infiltrated, bugged, and burglarized on Mary Sue Hubbard's orders.
The former Cedars of Lebanon hospital complex in Los Angeles, where the Guardian's Office was based
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard was an American author and the founder of Scientology. A prolific writer of pulp science fiction and fantasy novels in his early career, in 1950 he authored Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health and established organizations to promote and practice Dianetics techniques. Hubbard created Scientology in 1952 after losing the intellectual rights to his literature on Dianetics in bankruptcy. He would lead the Church of Scientology, variously described as a cult, a new religious movement, or a business, until his death in 1986.
Hubbard in 1950
Hubbard's adventure story "Yukon Madness" which was published in 1935.
Museum recreation of a 1930s dentist office; the setting where Hubbard reported having a "near-death experience".
Parsons in 1943.