Mary Sue Hubbard
Third wife of L. Ron Hubbard (1931–2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mary Sue Hubbard (née Whipp; June 17, 1931 – November 25, 2002[1]) 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 (born 1952), Quentin (1954–1976), Suzette (born 1955), and Arthur (born 1958).
Mary Sue Hubbard | |
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Born | (1931-06-17)June 17, 1931 Rockdale, Texas, U.S. |
Died | November 25, 2002(2002-11-25) (aged 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
Occupation(s) | Author, Marriage Hats Compiler, The Book of E-Meter Drills Auditor, Scientology Controller, Guardian's Office |
Spouse | |
Children | 4, including; Diana & Quentin |
She became involved in Hubbard's Dianetics in 1951, while still a student at the University of Texas at Austin, becoming a Dianetics auditor. She soon became involved in a relationship with Hubbard and married him in March 1952. She accompanied her husband to Phoenix, Arizona, where they established the Hubbard Association of Scientologists – the forerunner of the Church of Scientology, which was itself founded in 1953. She was credited with helping to coin the word "Scientology", going on to play a leading role in the management of the Church of Scientology and rising to become the head of the Church's Guardian's Office (GO). 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. She was convicted in December 1979 and was sentenced to five years' imprisonment and the payment of a $10,000 fine. She was forced to resign her post in 1981 and served a year in prison in 1983, after exhausting her appeals against her conviction.
In the late 1990s, Hubbard fell ill with breast cancer and died in 2002.[1]