Hollywood's First Weight Loss Surgery: Molly O'Day (Make Me Over, Episode 1)
- Podcast Episode
- 2020
- 39m
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'... Read allAt 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... Read allAt 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 des... Read all