Speaking of tv shows waking the folks, how about Strange Angel..
STRANGE ANGEL' JACK PARSONS ISN'T THE ONLY HISTORICAL FIGURE WITH A WILD DOUBLE LIFE
Season 2 of "Strange Angel", which begins streaming June 13 exclusively on CBS All Access, reveals famed rocket scientist Jack Parsons' fascination with "sex magic" and the occult. Here's seven more historical figures whose bizarre secret lives give Parsons a run for his money.
https://www.maxim.com/entertainment/strange-angel-jack-parsons-double-life-2019-6
The real Jack Parsons:
John Whiteside "Jack" Parsons (born Marvel Whiteside Parsons;[nb 1] October 2, 1914 – June 17, 1952) was an American rocket engineer and rocket propulsion researcher, chemist, and Thelemite occultist. Associated with the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Parsons was one of the principal founders of both the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the Aerojet Engineering Corporation. He invented the first rocket engine to use a castable, composite rocket propellant,[1] and pioneered the advancement of both liquid-fuel and solid-fuel rockets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Parsons_(rocket_engineer)