How tall was Myrna Loy

American actress best remembered for roles in films such as The Thin Man series, The Best Years of Our Lives, The Mask of Fu Manchu, Manhattan Melodrama, The Great Ziegfeld, Libeled Lady, Cheaper by the Dozen (1950), Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House and Too Hot to Handle. A costume designer in 1938 mentioned her measurements were: "Height: 5 feet 5, weight 125, Bust 32.5 inches, Waist 26 inches, Hips 36.5 inches". Another article mentioned her shoe size was 5.5B.

It wouldn't matter now, but in the 1930's, it was important that an actress be shorter than her leading man. I stand 5 foot 5½ and, with high heels and a big hat, it could be a problem. I never had to stand in a hole or walk in a ditch like some actresses I knew, but sometimes a cameraman would ask me to take off my shoes.
-- 1980 LA Times