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John Romulus Brinkley (later John Richard Brinkley; July 8, 1885 – May 26, 1942) was an American quack doctor, broadcaster, marketer and independent politician. He had no accredited education as a physician and bought his medical degree from a diploma mill .
Nuts! is a 2016 partly-animated documentary film billed as the "mostly true story" [1] about the controversial medical doctor and radio magnate John R. Brinkley.The documentary is adapted from The Life of A Man: Biography of John R. Brinkley by Clement Wood, directed by Penny Lane and edited by Penny Lane and Thom Stylinski. [2]
John R. Brinkley (1885–1942), a nonphysician and xenotransplant specialist in Kansas, US, who claimed to have discovered a method of effectively transplanting the testicles of goats into aging men. After state authorities took steps to shut down his practice, he retaliated by entering politics in 1930 and unsuccessfully running for the office ...
After losing his medical and broadcast licenses, "goat-gland doctor" John R. Brinkley decided to run for governor, a position that would enable him to appoint his own members to the medical board and thus regain his right to practice medicine. He began his candidacy in September 1930, just three days after he lost his medical license.
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John Brinkley (astronomer) (1763–1835), Astronomer Royal of Ireland and Bishop of Cloyne John R. Brinkley (1885–1942), American doctor known for his radio broadcasts and accusations of quackery Topics referred to by the same term
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