richinkle says on 4/Aug/11
Here is a 1936 clip with Lucille Ball and Harriet Hilliard Nelson (from Ozzie and Harriet). Rogers might be wearing slightly smaller heels, but looks about 4" shorter than Ball, and 1" shorter than Nelson.
Ball was 5'7 1/2" at her peak, so assuming Rogers's tap shoes were about 1" small heal, then this would make her about 5'-4 1/2". Nelson was a similar height, maybe 5'-5".
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Aly says on 1/Apr/11
Really! But when she dances with Fred Astaire who is reported to be 175 cm/5'9...even though she's in heels she shouldn't be that close to his height...I'm a definite 5'5/165cm and when I'm in high stilettos next to my dad who's only 5'8/173 cm I'm still a fair bit shorter than him... Aly says on 1/Apr/11
Really! But when she dances with Fred Astaire who is reported to be 175 cm/5'9...even though she's in heels she shouldn't be that close to his height...I'm a definite 5'5/165cm and when I'm in high stilettos next to my dad who's only 5'8/173 cm I'm still a fair bit shorter than him... LateBloomer says on 17/Mar/11
She was pretty thin, so she seemed taller. When she danced with Fred Astaire she always wore heels too. Wow, what a talent she was. LateBloomer says on 17/Mar/11
I've seen her in a few movies on TCM recently and I had no idea how talented- and attractive- she was. A true American treasure. She was magnificent. Late Bloomer says on 17/Mar/11
I've seen her in a few movies on TCM recently and I had no idea how talented- and attractive- she was. A true American treasure. She was magnificent. |
