Background
Tutt was born in Missouri, the youngest of seven children. His father was a Baptist minister.
Tutt was born in Missouri, the youngest of seven children. His father was a Baptist minister.
One of his early patients was the mother of film actress Ginger Rogers. Tutt received a Bachelor of Arts degree from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri and in 1900, his medical degree from University Medical College of Kansas City. From 1915 to 1918, he was the Committee on Publication for the state of Missouri.
One of Tutt"s early cases as a practitioner was that of a kidnapped toddler in Kansas City.
The little girl, Virginia McMath, later became known as Ginger Rogers, a Hollywood actress. The class is held just once every three years and is limited to 30 students.
The 1940 United States Census records him as having worked 52 weeks during the previous year.