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His mother was a teacher and his father a dentist. He attended West Point, joined the Army, and earned an undergraduate psychology degree at the University of Alabama while in service. Next he earned a master's degree from Washington State University and a doctorate in psychology from the University of California at Berkeley. In 1959, Leary joined the faculty of Harvard University. There, he met professor Richard Alpert and began a series of controlled experiments with psychedelic drugs. Four years later they were fired for using undergraduate students in the tests. They retired to Millbrook Estate, a 63-room mansion in upstate New York. People like William Burroughs, Abbie Hoffman, Jack Kerouac, Aldous Huxley and Allen Ginsberg came and went, all united by a desire to experience better living through chemistry. In 1970, he escaped from the California Men's Colony at San Luis Obispo, where he was serving a 10-year sentence for possession of two marijuana joints. His bust-out was aided by the Weather Underground and his third wife, Rosemary. He and she roamed from country to country. In Algeria, they took stayed with Eldridge Cleaver, who ultimately kidnapped his guests after a political disagreement. They escaped and fled to Switzerland. In 1973, at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan, Leary was arrested by agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Extradited to the United States, he was sent to Folsom prison near Sacramento. He was paroled in 1976. Leary's life turned to lecture tours, stand-up comedy, writing books, cyberspace and the Hollywood party scene. He launched a much-ridiculed lecture tour in 1982 with Watergate villain G. Gordon Liddy. He learned of his prostate cancer in January 1995 and celebrated his remaining lifetime through his own website.- Actor
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Regis Parton was born on 27 January 1917 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Monster Squad (1987), The Stunt Man (1980) and Remote Control (1988). He died on 31 May 1996 in Riverside, California, USA.- Writer
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Colin Morris was born on 4 February 1916 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Jacks and Knaves (1961), Reluctant Heroes (1952) and The Newcomers (1965). He was married to Viera. He died on 31 May 1996 in London, England, UK.- Evelyn Lovequist was born on 30 March 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950). She died on 31 May 1996 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
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Henk de Bruin was born on 2 November 1918 in Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Sinjorenbloed (1953), De TV maakt muziek (1955) and De muziekkampioen (1959). He died on 31 May 1996 in Ghent, Flanders, Belgium.- Joe Glasco was born on 19 January 1925 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Basquiat (1996). He died on 31 May 1996 in Galveston, Texas, USA.
- Luciano Lama was born on 14 October 1921 in Gambettola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He died on 31 May 1996 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.