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'''Richard De Mille''' (February 12, 1922 - April 8, 2009) was an ], investigative ], and ]. His 19th century New York and North Carolina ancestors; ''Thomas Arnold Demill'' (1799-1877), ''Henrietta Elizabeth Demill'' (1821-1881), ''William Edward Demill'' (1824-1873), and ''Richard Mead Demill'' (1828-1905) owned and operated a shipping company, ''Demill & Co.'' in New York, North Carolina, and Nova Scotia before and after the ]. A close family friend, ''J.J. Reford'', was identified as a known associate of ], the assassin of ], as a result of a letter from Reford to Booth which was found during the search of Booth's room at the National Hotel in ] as part of the government's official investigation in the aftermath of the assassination. '''Richard De Mille''' (February 12, 1922 - April 8, 2009) was an ], investigative ], and ]. His 19th century New York and North Carolina ancestors; ''Thomas Arnold Demill'' (1799-1877), ''Henrietta Elizabeth Demill'' (1821-1881), ''William Edward Demill'' (1824-1873), and ''Richard Mead Demill'' (1828-1905) owned and operated a shipping company, ''Demill & Co.'' in New York, North Carolina, and Nova Scotia before and after the ]. A close family friend, ''J.J. Reford'', was identified as a known associate of ], the assassin of ], as a result of a letter signed by Reford which was discovered amongst Booth's belongings during the search of his room at the National Hotel in ] as part of the government's official investigation in the aftermath of the assassination.
He was born the 12th of February 1922 in ], to ] and Lorna Moon. His uncle, ], adopted and raised Richard, not telling him of his true parentage until the death of his birth father. He first enrolled at ], later transferring to the ] before graduating. He served with the ] from 1943 to 1946. That year, he became a writer and director at ], remaining in that position through 1950. Around this time he became an early convert to the movement that was to become ] leaving ] to become an editorial/personal assistant to founder ]. De Mille used the nom de plume "D. Folgere" (an Anglo-Saxon phrase meaning "follower") when editing and/or ghost-writing during that time, despite Hubbard's protests that it would appear "Dick de Mille wasn't a true believer". Still, he remained with Hubbard through 1953, when the two men finally parted company due to "mutual dislike". He then became a freelance writer and editor. In 1955, he completed his B.A. degree at ] and married Margaret Belgrano. He went on to get a Ph.D. from the ] in 1961. He would remain with that institution as a research psychologist until 1962, when he became a lecturer in psychology at the ]. In 1965, he left that position, becaming editorial director of the Brooks Foundation the following year. He stayed there until 1967, becoming a research psychologist at the General Research Corp. in 1968, where he remained through 1970. He was born the 12th of February 1922 in ], to ] and Lorna Moon. His uncle, ], adopted and raised Richard, not telling him of his true parentage until the death of his birth father. He first enrolled at ], later transferring to the ] before graduating. He served with the ] from 1943 to 1946. That year, he became a writer and director at ], remaining in that position through 1950. Around this time he became an early convert to the movement that was to become ] leaving ] to become an editorial/personal assistant to founder ]. De Mille used the nom de plume "D. Folgere" (an Anglo-Saxon phrase meaning "follower") when editing and/or ghost-writing during that time, despite Hubbard's protests that it would appear "Dick de Mille wasn't a true believer". Still, he remained with Hubbard through 1953, when the two men finally parted company due to "mutual dislike". He then became a freelance writer and editor. In 1955, he completed his B.A. degree at ] and married Margaret Belgrano. He went on to get a Ph.D. from the ] in 1961. He would remain with that institution as a research psychologist until 1962, when he became a lecturer in psychology at the ]. In 1965, he left that position, becaming editorial director of the Brooks Foundation the following year. He stayed there until 1967, becoming a research psychologist at the General Research Corp. in 1968, where he remained through 1970.

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Richard De Mille (February 12, 1922 - April 8, 2009) was an author, investigative journalist, and psychologist. His 19th century New York and North Carolina ancestors; Thomas Arnold Demill (1799-1877), Henrietta Elizabeth Demill (1821-1881), William Edward Demill (1824-1873), and Richard Mead Demill (1828-1905) owned and operated a shipping company, Demill & Co. in New York, North Carolina, and Nova Scotia before and after the Civil War. A close family friend, J.J. Reford, was identified as a known associate of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, as a result of a letter signed by Reford which was discovered amongst Booth's belongings during the search of his room at the National Hotel in Washington, D.C. as part of the government's official investigation in the aftermath of the assassination.

He was born the 12th of February 1922 in Monrovia, California, to William C. Demille and Lorna Moon. His uncle, Cecil B. DeMille, adopted and raised Richard, not telling him of his true parentage until the death of his birth father. He first enrolled at Columbia University, later transferring to the University of California, Los Angeles before graduating. He served with the United States Army Air Corps from 1943 to 1946. That year, he became a writer and director at KTLA, remaining in that position through 1950. Around this time he became an early convert to the movement that was to become Scientology leaving KTLA to become an editorial/personal assistant to founder L. Ron Hubbard. De Mille used the nom de plume "D. Folgere" (an Anglo-Saxon phrase meaning "follower") when editing and/or ghost-writing during that time, despite Hubbard's protests that it would appear "Dick de Mille wasn't a true believer". Still, he remained with Hubbard through 1953, when the two men finally parted company due to "mutual dislike". He then became a freelance writer and editor. In 1955, he completed his B.A. degree at Pepperdine University and married Margaret Belgrano. He went on to get a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in 1961. He would remain with that institution as a research psychologist until 1962, when he became a lecturer in psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In 1965, he left that position, becaming editorial director of the Brooks Foundation the following year. He stayed there until 1967, becoming a research psychologist at the General Research Corp. in 1968, where he remained through 1970.

De Mille wrote Castaneda's Journey: The Power and the Allegory (publ. 1976), a book describing the detective work through which he proved that controversial author Carlos Castenada was a charlatan and plagiarist. He edited a second book on the same subject, The Don Juan Papers (publ. 1980), when he found that his exposé did not lead Castenada's most ardent followers to fall away. Nor did he expect them too. This book contains documents representing views of Castenada across the spectrum. He also wrote a biography of his birth mother, screenwriter Lorna Moon entitled My Secret Mother: Lorna Moon

Hubbard's book "How to Live Though an Executive" contained this preface: "The manuscript of this book was prepared by Richard deMille who helped in the development of the communications system herein set forth". His name was later removed and his contribution no longer mentioned .

Works

  • Introduction to Scientology, Scientology Council, 1953.
  • Put Your Mother on the Ceiling: Children's Imagination Games, Walker & Co., 1967, revised edition, Viking, 1973.
  • (with R. P. Barthol) Project ECHO, Management Information Services, 1969.
  • Two Qualms and a Quark, Capra, 1973.
  • (as B. Grayer Dimrecken) A Skeleton Key to "The Transuxors",, Capra, 1973.
  • Castaneda's Journey: The Power and the Allegory, Capra, 1976.
  • The Don Juan Papers: Further Castaneda Controversies, Ross-Erickson, 1980.
  • My Secret Mother: Lorna Moon, Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 1998

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