Nationality USA Occupation Physician | Name Irving Ress Education Cornell University | |
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Born August 23, 1904 ( 1904-08-23 ) New York City, New York, U.S. Spouse(s) Faye Lindenbaum (1936-1941, divorced) Died September 16, 1962, Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
Irving Leroy Ress (August 23, 1904 – September 16, 1962) was a prominent Beverly Hills physician and obstetrician.
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Early years
Irving Ress, born in New York City, was the son of Henry Mitchell Ress, a Russian immigrant jewelry manufacturer, and Anna (née Jaffee) Ress. Ress graduated from Cornell University, where he was a member of Alpha Epsilon Pi, in 1925 and from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, Illinois in 1929. Ress interned at Michael Reese Hospital. He was licensed in California in 1931 and was on the medical staff of Cedars of Lebanon Hospital.
Beverly Hills Physician
In 1943, Ress successfully treated Oscar-winning actress Katina Paxinou for peritonitis. In 1951, Ress successfully treated My Friend Irma actress Marie Wilson for a blood infection acquired after a vitamin injection. Wilson was in a coma with a temperature of 105° when brought to the hospital. Ress was obstetrician for the wives of Pat O'Brien (actor) and Eddie Cantor. He was physician to the actress Betty Bryant.
Ress died in Los Angeles, California.