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  • You Must Remember This Hollywood's First Weight Loss Guru: Madame Sylvia (Make Me Over, Episode 2) (Season 13, Episode 2)
  • Podcast Episode | 43 min | History

You Must Remember This

Hollywood's First Weight Loss Guru: Madame Sylvia (Make Me Over, Episode 2) (Season 13, Episode 2)
Podcast Episode | 43 min | History
Glamorous and shrewd, Sylvia of Hollywood became the movie industry's first weight-loss guru during the end of the silent era. An immigrant of mysterious origin, she would cannily market herself to clients like Gloria Swanson, who she ...See moreGlamorous and shrewd, Sylvia of Hollywood became the movie industry's first weight-loss guru during the end of the silent era. An immigrant of mysterious origin, she would cannily market herself to clients like Gloria Swanson, who she promised to 'slenderize, refine, reduce and squeeze' into shape. But her taste for gossip and publicity would become her downfall in the 1930s when she published a catty tell-all memoir about her star clients. Written by You Must Remember This See less
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Creator
Karina Longworth (created by)
Director
Karina Longworth
Writer
Christina Newland (written by)
Producers
Karina Longworth (producer) | Tomeka Weatherspoon (producer)
Editors
Jared O'Connell | Tomeka Weatherspoon
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Updated Jan 28, 2020
Release date
Jan 28, 2020 (United States)
Awards
1 win & 2 nominations

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You Must Remember This (2014)
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