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Entertainment. Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard Offered Rewards For Celebrity Recruits In 1955. Kirsten Acuna. Plenty of celebrities practice Scientology today. However, when the religion...
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Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard developed the organization's "Project Celebrity" in 1955 to recruit famous figures including Ed Sullivan, Bing Crosby and Ernest Hemingway to join the religious group. Hubbard wrote a newsletter announcing the plan and included a list of 63 names of well-known people as "game" for Scientology auditors, asking ...
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Critics of Scientology point to L. Ron Hubbard's launch of "Project Celebrity" in 1955 to recruit celebrities into the church, and that the centres were established as an extension of this initial purpose.
The organization has had a written program governing celebrity recruitment since at least 1955, when L. Ron Hubbard created "Project Celebrity", offering rewards to Scientologists who recruited targeted celebrities. Early interested parties included former silent-screen star Gloria Swanson and jazz pianist Dave Brubeck.
Join Mitch Brisker, former Scientology film director, and Doug Kramer, actor and fellow ex-Scientologist, as they unravel the intricacies of "Project Celebrity" and delve deep into the...
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Jul 21, 2019 · In 1969, he established Scientology's Celebrity Centre International, a hub for "artists, politicians, leaders of industry, sports figures and anyone with the power and vision to create a better world." It was situated in a resplendent chateau just off of Hollywood Boulevard.
Sep 19, 2017 · September 19, 2017 7:15pm. Photographed by David Needleman. The sixth episode of Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath ‘s second season focused on the Church of Scientology’s...
