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RABWIN Marcus
Marcus H.Rabwin
Date of birth : 1911.
Date of death : November 19, 1988, San Diego, California.
Places of living :
1371 N Ridegwood Place, Los Angeles (30's)
711 Maple Drive, Beverly Hills (since the 50's).
Practise: surgeon.
Story
Graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School, for 4 years he was house surgeon at the Los Angeles County General Hospital and in 1927 became there the first surgical resident; he joined the staff of the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in 1931 and was chief of staff there from 1958 to 1962. He helped direct the lengthy negotiations that resulted in the merger of Cedars and Mt Sinaï Hospital into Cedars-Sinaï Medical Center.
His wife, born Marcella Barnett, was David O'Selznick's personal assistant at the MGM, and had among her friends, many movie stars. So, quite naturally, her husband Marcus became the doctor of the stars, among them Lucille Ball, Eddie Cantor, George Bruns, Dean Martin.
Link with Marilyn
On April 28th 1952 he removed Marilyn's appendix at the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital.
Her gynecologist, Leon Krohn, was present during the surgery.
Before the surgery, Marilyn who was convinced that this surgery could compromise her ability to have children, scotched on her stomach a pathetic message in which she asked him to be extremely careful :
"Dear Doctor Rabwin
Cut as little as possible I know it seems vain but
that doesn't really enter in to it . The fact I'm a woman is important
and means much to me Please I can't ask you enough what you can. Im in
your hand.
You have children and you must know what it means. Please Dr Rabwin. I
know somehow you will. Thank you thank you thank you. For Gods sakes.
Dear Doctor no ovaries removed Please again do whatever you can to
prevent large scars. Thanking you with all my heart".
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