The Celebrities Who Took "Magic Vitamins" From Dr. Feelgood

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

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Judy Garland

Profession: Actress

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Mickey Mantle

Profession: Baseball player

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Elvis Presley

Profession: King of Rock n Roll

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Nelson Rockefeller

Profession: Politician

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Frank Sinatra

Profession: Singer

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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

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Andy Warhol

Profession: Postmodern Artist

Bernard Gotfryd, Wikimedia Commons

Brian Jones

Profession: Musician (Rolling Stones)

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Hedy Lamarr

Profession: Actress

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Mel Allen

Profession: Sportscaster

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Lauren Bacall

Profession: Actress

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Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis

Profession: First lady and socialite

Robert Knudsenderivative, Wikimedia Commons

Ingrid Bergman

Profession: Actress

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Leonard Bernstein

Profession: Conductor and composer

Fred Palumbo, Wikimedia Commons

Bette Davis

Profession: Actress

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Humphrey Bogart

Profession: Actor

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Andy Williams

Profession: Singer

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Yul Brynner

Profession: Actor

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Maria Callas

Profession: Opera singer

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Alfred Hitchcock

Profession: Director

Fred Palumbo, Wikimedia Commons

Truman Capote

Profession: Author

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Van Cliburn

Profession: Pianist

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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

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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

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Harry Belafonte

Profession: Singer

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Eddie Fisher

Profession: Actor

eBay, Wikimedia Commons

Alan Jay Lerner

Profession: Composer

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Oscar Levant

Profession: Pianist

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Edie Sedgwick

Profession: It girl

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Otto Preminger

Profession: Director

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Hugh Martin

Profession: Composer

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Liza Minnelli

Profession: Actress

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Thelonious Monk

Profession: Jazz musician

William P. Gottlieb, Wikimedia Commons

Marilyn Monroe

Profession: Actress

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Bob Richardson

Profession: Fashion photographer

John Kisch Archive, Getty Images

Zero Mostel

Profession: Comedian

Graphic House, Wikimedia Commons

Anthony Quinn

Profession: Actor

eBay, Wikimedia Commons

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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