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Scientology, Church of

(Encyclopedia) Scientology, Church of, philosophical religion founded by L(afayette) Ron(ald) Hubbard, 1911–86, b. Tilden, Nebr. Hubbard's book Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health (1950)…

Clearwater, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Clearwater, residential and resort city (2020 pop. 117,292), seat of Pinellas co., W central Fla., on the Pinellas peninsula, between…

L. Ron Hubbard

Name at birth: Lafayette Ronald HubbardL. Ron Hubbard was a writer in the 1930s and '40s, cranking out westerns and science fiction stories and novels. In 1950 he published Dianetics: The Modern…

Louis Theroux

Documentary writer and star Louis Theroux is known for his nerdy, polite, non-confrontational interviews with oddballs and fringe groups. His British television series have included Louis Theroux's…

Mimi Rogers

Name at birth: Miriam SpicklerMimi Rogers is the statuesque leading lady who rose to stardom as the glamorous love interest in Ridley Scott's Someone to Watch Over Me (1987). Her most prominent…

Isaac Hayes

The "Black Moses" of American R&B music, Isaac Hayes was known best for his Oscar-winning 1971 hit, "Theme from Shaft." As a session musician, arranger and producer for Stax Records in the 1960s…

Julian Assange

Julian Assange is the controversial public face of WikiLeaks, an international website that gives whistleblowers an anonymous way to publish sensitive documents. He was arrested in 2019 after living…

Katie Holmes

Katie Holmes is the TV and movie star whose marriage to Tom Cruise also made her a tabloid favorite of the early 21st century. Katie Holmes first became a TV star as Josephine "Joey" Potter on the…