One of his early patients was the mother of film actress Ginger Rogers.
degree from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri and in 1900, his medical degree from University Medical College of Kansas City (University of Kansas School of Medicine) when he was only 19.
[1][2] In 1905, Tutt was healed in Christian Science of a stomach ailment, issues with his eyesight, smoking, drinking, and gambling which he compared to "the old story over again of the prodigal son and his awakening.
[1][note 1] One of Tutt's early cases as a practitioner was that of a kidnapped toddler in Kansas City.
The 1940 United States Census records him as having worked 52 weeks during the previous year.