Doctor Feelgood
Presidents and movie stars all came to the German Dr. Max Jacobson for his magic "vitamin shots" that made you feel amazing. It wasn't until a shocking 1972 New York Times expose that people realized what was actually in them, losing him his license in disgrace.
So, which celebrities exactly were taking prescriptions from the infamous Dr. Feelgood?
John F. Kennedy
Profession: United States President
Kheel Center, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Judy Garland
Profession: Actress
Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mickey Mantle
Profession: Baseball player
New York Yankees, Wikimedia Commons
Elvis Presley
Profession: King of Rock n Roll
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Wikimedia Commons
Nelson Rockefeller
Profession: Politician
Royden Dixon, Wikimedia Commons
Frank Sinatra
Profession: Singer
Capitol Records, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Taylor
Profession: Actress
Anefo / Mieremet, R., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Richard Burton
Profession: Actor
Joop van Bilsen, Wikimedia Commons
Sir Winston Churchill
Profession: British Prime Minister
Andy Warhol
Profession: Postmodern Artist
Bernard Gotfryd, Wikimedia Commons
Brian Jones
Profession: Musician (Rolling Stones)
Steve Denenberg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hedy Lamarr
Profession: Actress
Mel Allen
Profession: Sportscaster
Lauren Bacall
Profession: Actress
Unknown Author, Wikimedia Commons
Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis
Profession: First lady and socialite
Robert Knudsenderivative, Wikimedia Commons
Ingrid Bergman
Profession: Actress
MGM photographer, Wikimedia Commons
Leonard Bernstein
Profession: Conductor and composer
Fred Palumbo, Wikimedia Commons
Bette Davis
Profession: Actress
Warner Bros., Wikimedia Commons
Humphrey Bogart
Profession: Actor
Archive Photos, Wikimedia Commons
Andy Williams
Profession: Singer
William Morris Agency, Wikimedia Commons
Yul Brynner
Profession: Actor
Unknown Author, Wikimedia Commons
Maria Callas
Profession: Opera singer
Fotopersbureau De Boer, Wikimedia Commons
Alfred Hitchcock
Profession: Director
Fred Palumbo, Wikimedia Commons
Truman Capote
Profession: Author
Eric Koch for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Van Cliburn
Profession: Pianist
Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Montgomery Clift
Profession: Actor
Studio Publicity, Wikimedia Commons
Rosemary Clooney
Profession: Singer and actress
Unknown Author, Wikimedia Commons
Bob Cummings
Profession: Actor
CBS Television, Wikimedia Commons
Mark Shaw
Profession: Presidential photographer
Maya Deren
Profession: Avant-garde artist
Hella Heyman, Wikimedia Commons
Cecil B. DeMille (Jacobson travelled to Egypt to act DeMille's personal physician during The Ten Commandments)
Profession: Director
Albert Witzel, Wikimedia Commons
Marlene Dietrich
Profession: Actress
Paramount Pictures, Wikimedia Commons
Harry Belafonte
Profession: Singer
Brazilian National Archives, Wikimedia Commons
Eddie Fisher
Profession: Actor
Alan Jay Lerner
Profession: Composer
Unknown Author, Wikimedia Commons
Oscar Levant
Profession: Pianist
Edie Sedgwick
Profession: It girl
John Springer Collection, Getty Images
Otto Preminger
Profession: Director
Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hugh Martin
Profession: Composer
Liza Minnelli
Profession: Actress
Creative Management Associates (CMA), Wikimedia Commons
Thelonious Monk
Profession: Jazz musician
William P. Gottlieb, Wikimedia Commons
Marilyn Monroe
Profession: Actress
Bob Richardson
Profession: Fashion photographer
John Kisch Archive, Getty Images
Zero Mostel
Profession: Comedian
Graphic House, Wikimedia Commons
Anthony Quinn
Profession: Actor
Paul Robeson
Profession: Singer and football player
Gordon Parks, Wikimedia Commons
David O. Selznick
Profession: Movie producer
World Telegram staff photographer, Wikimedia Commons
Kay Thompson
Profession: Singer
Paramount Pictures, Wikimedia Commons
Grace Lee Whitney
Profession: Actrees
NBC Television, Wikimedia Commons
Billy Wilder
Profession: Director
Tennessee Williams
Profession: Playwright
Orlando Fernandez, Wikimedia Commons
Nina Jacobsen
Dr. Feelgood's own wife, lost to a fatal overdose in 1964.
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