A Tall Facade
Desi Arnaz wasn’t as tall as he said! Which is why he had lifts in his shoes and on his love-seat on the show! In most of his biographies, Arnaz wrote that he was 5’11”, however those who worked with him knew that he was really 5’9” and wore four-inch lifts. On the other hand, Lucille Ball was 5’7”, so when she wore heels, she would stand taller than her husband. Later on, Desi Arnaz Jr. explained that his father “was a Cuban with a Latin male’s pride,” which is why it was so important to him to be taller than his spouse.
A Tall Facade
Tax Man
Desi Arnaz was a brazen supported of the American Dream – furthermore, as a 17 year old refugee from Cuba, he was fiercely patriotic when it come to America. Arnaz and his family worked incredibly tough jobs when they first moved to the States, as Arnaz pointed out in 1954, “From cleaning canary cages to this night in New York [Ed Sullivan’s Toast of the Town] is a long ways. And I don’t think there’s any other country in the world that could give you that opportunity.” It’s because of his love for America that Arnaz flat out rejected a scene that showed Ricky cheating on his taxes.
Tax Man
