http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000042/

On 2005-12-25, Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:

Your point?

He was famous, rich, and World beloved. Was he happy? Only he knew
for sure.

nb ...Merry Christmas

On Sat 24 Dec 2005 07:19:20p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Damsel in dis
Dress?

>
> http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000042/

Und zo?

I'm 5'9" and consider myself short. IMHO, 5'6" for a man is short.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
__________________________________________________ ________________
And if we enter a room full of manure, may we believe in the pony.

On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 20:37:22 -0600, notbob > wrote:

> On 2005-12-25, Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:
>
> Your point?

I couldn't find the thread where people were talking about how short
he was.

> He was famous, rich, and World beloved. Was he happy? Only he knew
> for sure.

According to what I've read, he ODed on drugs and alcohol, so I'm
thinking he may not have been all that happy.

> nb ...Merry Christmas

Back atcha!
Carol

On 25 Dec 2005 04:35:39 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

> On Sat 24 Dec 2005 07:19:20p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Damsel in dis
> Dress?
>
> I'm 5'9" and consider myself short. IMHO, 5'6" for a man is short.

Really? In the pic you sent me, you looked at LEAST six feet! Crash
used to be 6', but he's shrunken to 5'10" because of back injuries.

Carol

On Sat 24 Dec 2005 09:10:03p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Damsel in
dis Dress?

> On 25 Dec 2005 04:35:39 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>> On Sat 24 Dec 2005 07:19:20p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Damsel
>> in dis Dress?
>>
>> I'm 5'9" and consider myself short. IMHO, 5'6" for a man is short.
>
> Really? In the pic you sent me, you looked at LEAST six feet! Crash
> used to be 6', but he's shrunken to 5'10" because of back injuries.

Well, thanks, but If I had been standing next to David, who is 6', our
difference in height would be apparent.

It's funny, I'm long waisted and David is long-legged. When we are both
sitting, I look taller. <g>

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
__________________________________________________ ________________
And if we enter a room full of manure, may we believe in the pony.

"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote

> According to what I've read, he ODed on drugs and alcohol, so I'm
> thinking he may not have been all that happy.

Funny you should mention that, I remember that about him
now. Too bad.

Anyway, about his height, you hear movie/tv actors get that
a lot, you're much taller on the screen.

nancy

On 2005-12-25, Nancy Young > wrote:
>
> "Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote
>
>> According to what I've read, he ODed on drugs and alcohol....
>
> Funny you should mention that, I remember that about him
> now. Too bad.

No kidding. One shoulda' been enough!

nb

"notbob" > wrote

> On 2005-12-25, Nancy Young > wrote:
>>
>> "Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote
>>
>>> According to what I've read, he ODed on drugs and alcohol....
>>
>> Funny you should mention that, I remember that about him
>> now. Too bad.
>
> No kidding. One shoulda' been enough!

Heh. Just one takes longer. nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
>
> Anyway, about his height, you hear movie/tv actors get that
> a lot, you're much taller on the screen.
>

He was taller on screen because he walked on a raised sidewalk while
the other guy walked in the street, or they just plain dug a hole for
the other guy to stand in during a stationary scene. I don't know if
that happened because of ego or if it was just what motion picture
studio bosses did in those days of contracted actors.

PS: Audie Murphy was 5'5" too.

On 24 Dec 2005 23:17:19 -0800, "sf" > wrote:

>Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>> Anyway, about his height, you hear movie/tv actors get that
>> a lot, you're much taller on the screen.
>>
>
>He was taller on screen because he walked on a raised sidewalk while
>the other guy walked in the street, or they just plain dug a hole for
>the other guy to stand in during a stationary scene. I don't know if
>that happened because of ego or if it was just what motion picture
>studio bosses did in those days of contracted actors.
>
>PS: Audie Murphy was 5'5" too.


I saw this during the shooting of "Boy on a Dolphin" in Greece.
Sometmes he wore lifts in his shoes, other times there was a raised
walk for him and other times - in other films, the dug a trench for
the others to walk in.

Sophia Loren towered over him.

A lot of Americans are in the background of one of the nightclub
scenes, including me about 12 years of age. It is the same place
where I saw my first belly dancers.

Although most of the film was done in Greece, the underwater portion
was done in Italy.


jim

sf wrote:

> Nancy Young wrote:
> >
> > Anyway, about his height, you hear movie/tv actors get that
> > a lot, you're much taller on the screen.
> >
>
> He was taller on screen because he walked on a raised sidewalk while
> the other guy walked in the street, or they just plain dug a hole for
> the other guy to stand in during a stationary scene. I don't know if
> that happened because of ego or if it was just what motion picture
> studio bosses did in those days of contracted actors.


About the only one of his co - stars he didn't have height "concerns"
about was Veronica Lake, she was actually tinier than he was...

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Best
Greg