hans says on 4/Mar/07
well, my father worked on the show, and he WAS shorter and got through a growth spurt in the final years of the show, yes, in his twenties!. so you are (all) right at some point!

Brad says on 6/Aug/06
Milner & McCord were at Ray Courts' show some years back. Frank2 is right on. Rick Nelson I saw in '78 & '84 right up front. Yes, 5' 11" is what I saw. My aunt worked at Paramount once in awhile as an editor. She'd run into him once in awhile on the lot. 6' is about right she said. Yes, he was better looking in person.

Frank2 says on 15/Mar/06
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! GOOD ONE, GRAMPS!! And Tiger, I worked at Universal and saw publicity regarding Kent McCord. Both he and Marty Milner were listed back then as being 6'1". And I saw both men and that was correct. If anything Milner was a little shorter, maybe 6'. Kent was about two inches taller than me.

Frank2 says on 14/Mar/06
Kent is 6'1" In the first shot Rick is obviously shorter by two inches which is exactly what he was which was 5'11". The second shot uses trickery since Rick is closer to the camera. Also, I've been right in front of some celebs who when a photo is about to be snapped of them with taller people they'll rise up on their tiptoes to look taller. I saw Kirk Douglas pull that one on at least one occasion. Trust me. Rick was 5'11". Elvis was 5'11 1/2". As far as Elvis goes, why quibble over half an inch. He was The King. He would call people he met for the first time "sir" which demonstrated he was a true Southern gentleman. He even did that with me and I was much younger!