American writer, filmmaker and broadcaster, best known as the author and publisher of the first screed of the Church of the SubGenius. He is credited with founding the Church with friend Steve Wilcox (aka Philo Drummond) in 1979, though he himself denied this and claimed the organization was founded in 1953 by J. R. "Bob" Dobbs.
Douglass Smith has 14 screen credits in a career dating back to 1973. Signature works include THE DAY OF THE SUBGENIUS, Arise! SubGenius Recruitment Film #16, Reproduction Cycle Among Unicellular Life Forms Under the Rocks of Mars. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
