Mary Sue Hubbard

Mary Sue Hubbard (born Mary Sue Whipp on June 17, 1931 at Rockdale, Texas; died November 25, 2002 at Los Angeles, California) was the third wife of L. Ron Hubbard, from 1952 to his death in 1986, and was a leading figure in Scientology for much of her life. She had four children by Hubbard – Diana (born 1952), Quentin (born 1954), Suzette (born 1955), and Arthur (born 1958). She became involved in Hubbard's Dianetics in 1952 at the age of 19 whil... more

Mary Sue Hubbard (born Mary Sue Whipp on June 17, 1931 at Rockdale, Texas; died November 25, 2002 at Los Angeles, California) was the third wife of L. Ron Hubbard, from 1952 to his death in 1986, and was a leading figure in Scientology for much of her life. She had four children by Hubbard – Diana (born 1952), Quentin (born 1954), Suzette (born 1955), and Arthur (born 1958). She became involved in Hubbard's Dianetics in 1952 at the age of 19 while still a student at the University of Texas, 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". Mary Sue Hubbard played a leading role in the management of the Church of Scientology, rising to become the head of the Church's... less