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Timothy Leary

Oct 22, 1920 - May 31, 1996 (75 years old) in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Timothy Francis Leary was an American psychologist and writer known for advocating the exploration of the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs under controlled conditions. Leary conducted experiments under the Harvard Psilocybin Project during American legality of LSD and psilocybin, resulting in the Concord Prison Experiment and the Marsh Chapel Experiment. Leary's colleague, Richard Alpert, was fired from Harvard University on May 27, 1963 for giving psilocybin to an undergraduate student. Leary was planning to leave Harvard when his teaching contract expired in June, the following month. He was fired, for "failure to keep classroom appointments", with his pay docked on April 30. (Wikipedia)

Known For

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Frasier
Hank (voice)
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Moonlighting
Wynn Deaupayne
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The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Dr. Milo
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Blossom
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Prisoners of Gravity
Self
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Helter Skelter: An American Myth
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History 101
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Super Force
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Shocker
TV Evangelist
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HyperNormalisation
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