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152: Hollywood’s First Weight Loss Surgery: Molly O’Day (Make Me Over, Episode 1)
152: Hollywood’s First Weight Loss Surgery: Molly O’Day (Make Me Over, Episode 1)
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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Jan 21, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
At the age of 18, actress Molly O’Day’s career showed great promise — the only thing holding her back was a bit of pubescent pudge. When diets failed, she became the guinea pig of Hollywood's first highly-publicized weight loss surgery. This was in 1929, and the procedure was, as one fan magazine described it "dangerous... and all in vain." What lead Molly to such desperation? And what happened after the surgery to make her former lover, actor George Raft, declare it “ruined her health, her career and damn near killed her?"
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Released:
Jan 21, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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