Here's a photo of Lucy and Desi from the 's where you can see their feet, and you can tell he's not wearing lifts. Click Here They almost look the same height, although there's a slight distortion. Perhaps those other "official" heights of Desi's were measured in his various shoes.
Desi, however, was a giant in the history of tv, and helped pioneer many of the techniques and ideas that are used to this day including the use of film and the 3-camera system. Dick was very good friends with my mom and after my father passed away my mom went into real estate and handled the sale of Carlson's Sherman Oaks home. I saw him frequently and as a kid I even got to go onto the set of I Led Three Lives which was a syndicated TV series made in the 's.
I still have his autographed photo given to me that day hanging on the wall of my den. I've argued Desi's height until I'm blue in the face. Needless to say he wasn't close to being the height publicized. Desi was no more than 5'9". You don't wear lifts if you're nearly 6'. You don't have to. The same is true for Dean Martin. Lookerd like a definite How tall was Richard Carlson? Seems like Frank posted it somewhere on the site???
But that's with Desi wearing his lifts. They're not boots. And no I Love Lucy fan has yet come forward to properly explain why Desi was the same height as Widmark and Desi wore his lifts in that episode that Widmark guested in. At best he was 5'9". She was more like 5'8".
Desi's lifts were his own idea since he went around claiming to be nearly 6' so don't blame Lucy. By the way, George Sanders was 6'3". Call it male ego. The Mertzes think the Ricardos are planning to move, so Ethel's Aunt calls to ask Lucy how tall Ricky is to see if her husband, Uncle Elmo, can fit in the bathtub. Ricky : "five eleven and a half, why? I think that's what Desi Arnaz claimed his height to be, and that's what his lovely, talented and dutiful daughter, Lucie Arnaz a very tall gal in her own right, thanks no doubt to her mother's genes , presented as his height.
Lucille Ball didn't need, or want, any positive adjustment to her height. Quite the contrary. Being that tall was not an asset to her in her early years in Hollywood 's and 40's trying to be a leading lady.
Most of the major leading ladies were under 5'-5", and at least half of the leading men were under 5'". Katharine Hepburn at roughly 5'-7" was one of the tallest of the major female stars, and Lucy looks about an inch taller in their two movies together.
Incidently, in the one picture I have of Lucy standing next to Bergman, they appear almost identical in height. However, you don't see their feet, and the angle is slightly distorting.
By the way, Desi's lifts may have been Lucy's idea. She has always preferred taller leading men, so she wouldn't have to slouch or lean or reshoot scenes in flats to remain smaller than the man - which was absolutely derigueur in those days. George Sanders with whom she was rumored to have an affair , Henry Fonda whom she dated, and who was rumored to be in love with her and Van Johnson were ideal for her to be paired up with.
She could stand up straight and tall, and wear high heels. It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. I was at leats two events where Lucy was present and on each occasion she was wearing a minum of three-inch heels and I was still a good two inches to three inches taller. Widmark was 5'10". Hope was about 5'10" back then. Take a look at the photo of my dad with Hope at Hope's height listing on this forum. I have other shots of the two where they're about the same height.
Nothing else makes sense. Editor Rob. Frank, see in the comment part, can you change where it says 'your name' from 'Anonymous' to 'Frank2' as the site remembers the last name. But, I will save the political discussion for another website. I never disagreed that Desi wore lifts on I Love Lucy. In fact, I confirmed it in my comments on the Lucille Ball page - he made no attempt to hide them.
At first he didn't wear lifts, but started to after about the first season. I could figure out the episode they first appeared if I had the time. But I don't at the moment. When I figure it out, I'll let you know. So far, no lifts. Frank, the pictures you've submitted don't show any shoes, feet or context.
I have many of the episodes and film footage from which your stills were taken. Lucy is much taller than she looks in the publicity stills. I have tried to take pictures of them on my television, showing the position of the feet and footware. Unfortunately, the quality is grainy, and most of my collection is not on dvd where the quality of the stills is somewhat better. But, Frank, you've been in the business long enough to know that publicity stills are even more doctored than height records.
And your zealousness and repetition don't make your observations any more convincing or compelling, nor do your carefully selected publicity stills that don't show any feet or shoes. The proof is in the film, showing full context body shots, not the still photos. This isn't a damned political forum. Just look at I Love Lucy and tell me truthfully that Desi didn't wear lifts. You can't. He did. It's quite obvious to anyone who knows these things.
And dismissing what I've seen just doesn't cut it. I've been aware of the heights of the famous since before most of you were born. On page of "Lucille", Kathleen Brady's biography of Lucille Ball, she notes that Vivian Vance's contractual obligation to be 20 pounds heavier than Lucy is fiction. I couldn't remember where I read it was a gag, though.
I'll check a little more later. Rob, I'm sending you photos I took of my tv while screening all the films and episodes I cited in my earlier comment. I try to show full-shots and footware wherever possible. I don't distrust your accounts, Frank,just the accuracy of your year old observations, and your inflexibility just strengthens my skepticism. But I digress.
I've worked daily with certain people for over 10 years, and can only provide an estimate of their heights. Arnaz not only starred on the series with his wife, but he was very much involved in the filming process, helping to pioneer the use of a live studio audience and utilizing special camera tricks to make I Love Lucy a pioneering influence in the world of television comedy. The ILoveLucy pilot was filmed 68 years ago this spring!
Arnaz was born in Cuba, and although he was experienced wealth and privilege as a child, the Cuban Revolution of forced Arnaz and his family to flee the country. They landed in America, where young Arnaz had to take a wide variety of odd jobs just to make ends meet. Watch the video. Sign In. Down this week. View rank on IMDbPro ». His father was the mayor of Santiago. The revolution led by Fulgencio Batista had landed his father in jail and stripped the family of its wealth, property and power.
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