L. Ron Hubbard (1911 - 1986), writer of science fiction and founder of the Church of Scientology, outside his Sussex mansion, Saint Hill Manor, with his family, December 1959. From left to right, Suzette, wife Mary Sue Hubbard, Quentin, Arthur, Hubbard and Diana. The potted plants are being used for Hubbard's experiments into the emotional sensitivity of flora. (Photo by Chris Ware/Keystone Features/Getty Images)