The studios prescribed starvation diets for their actresses, which was recognized as a problem at the time. PHOTOPLAY ran a number of articles on the subject. We've had a few of them before. Here's another one.
Katherine Grant:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Grant
http://silenceisplatinum.blogspot.com/2015/01/katherine-grant.html
http://charleychase.50webs.com/kgrant.htm
Molly O'Day:
https://books.google.com/books?id=JaKF7CABtKgC&pg=PA92&lpg=PA92&dq=molly+o%27day+actress&source=bl&ots=VdJ__IquFv&sig=77Pp2NPJFaRuS8CThPqWF0qBECI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OZRwVdSnJcb3oASdiYGgDg&ved=0CFoQ6AEwDA#v=onepage&q=molly%20o'day%20actress&f=false
Anita Page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Page
http://silenceisplatinum.blogspot.com/2010/06/miss-anita-page.html
http://allanellenberger.com/anita-page-tribute/
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