L. Ron Hubbard

Biography

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.

Known For

6.3

Panorama

TV Series1953

7.0

World in Action

TV Series1963

7.6

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Movie2015

6.6

My Scientology Movie

Movie2016

Scientology: The Road to Total Freedom?

Movie1987

3.6

An Introduction to Scientology

Movie1984

7.0

Classification and Gradation

Movie1988

Scientology: An Overview

Movie2008

Filmography