Timothy Leary
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)
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ActingBirthday
October 22, 1920Deathday
May 31, 1996Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
52Place of birth
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Cast credits
Nice Dreams
Self
Rude Awakening
Diner at Ronnie's
Roadside Prophets
Salvadore
Hofmann's Potion: The Pioneers of LSD
Self
Conceiving Ada
Sims
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
Mr. Jones
Fix: The Ministry Movie
Himself
Hippies
Self (archive footage)
Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary
Self (archive footage)
Fatal Skies
Buddy
Stuff
Himself
Cyberpunk
Himself
Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family
Self
The Transcendental Object at the End of Time
LSD: Trip to Where?
self
Shocker
TV Evangelist
We're All Devo
Dr. ByrthfoodCrew credits
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