She was pregnant when she made Some Like It Hot, which explains her amplitude in that film. Thank you so much for giving us this great site. I think some of those measurements are smaller than they actually were. I think of "the box," too...even in still images. Thanks for a fun and informative post. she was born in her mother's home city in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. Some results are accurate, others wildly inaccurate, still others verging on the absurd.In December 1949, with the half-century on the horizon, the Associated Press ran a story which predicted that in 2000, the average height of the American woman would be close to, or perhaps over, six feet tall. Figure Measurements & Body Stats: Kay Francis stands tall 1.75 m and Weight 56 KG. Vivien leigh was 5"1 on a good day, exact same with Natalie Wood. Olson was one of Charlie Sheen’s live-in “goddesses” who shared his home with other wom… Actually that's a nice, healthy size. Style Essentials--Gloria Swanson Finds Fashion in 1920's WHY CHANGE YOUR WIFE? Natalie Wood did it to perfection in "Gypsy" after she becomes a famous strip tease artiste (the swayed back, dragged-feet walk, and she literally does drag a stole behind her in one act :) )It's also true, as another commenter noted, that it's not untypical for actresses to have tiny bodies and comparatively larger heads. FYI: I created a Breast Size Chart you might enjoy looking at. Just interesting to see them all together, especially when it comes to the variety of heights! I'm think I'm going to go along with your thoughts on Elizabeth Taylor. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. But at the very least we can get a sense of their size and how they compared with the rest of Hollywood. She has been married to Adam Nimony since March 26, 2018. Even with a corset, I cannot believe she was so slim. Actually, learning that changed the way I have viewed my figure. Hi, I really appreciate this chart of starlet sizes. GlamAmor-ous Men of Style--Iconic Steve McQueen Style in 1968's BULLITT, Sizing Up Old Hollywood--Heights of Classic Leading Men, Cinema Style File--Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw Heat Up in Casual Classics, The Style Essentials--Marilyn Monroe is in the Pink for 1953's NIAGARA, The Style Essentials--Ali MacGraw's Classic Preppy Style in 1970's LOVE STORY, The Style Essentials--Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Dance in 1935's Art Deco TOP HAT, Style Essentials--Stardom Strikes Marilyn Monroe as GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES, You're Invited! We are now so conscious of our sizes, weight and health in general, that I wish I had a PR person, deciding that 106 pounds at 5'7" is "normal". Size 4 women can still be voluptuous and healthy while being slim at the same time. I love that you really understood the intention of this list and enjoyed it. Celebrity Bio. My dress size today depends on where I get my dress. She has 38 inches over breasts, 26 inches in waist and 37 inches over hips. It's absolutely fascinating! And the youngest sister of the Young clan, Georgiana, topped out at about six feet, making her a giantess by '40s standards. Uncertainty Displays Using Quantile Dotplots or CDFs Improve Transit Decision-Making. The only thing I see that seems wildly impossible is Carole Lombard's weight in relation to her measurements. Yikes. Elle s'est fait connaître grâce au rôle d'Effy, dans la série télévisée Skins. Gable commented to friends on her apparent lack of underwear.Norma was often on the Best-Dressed lists, even though in her real life she wore a lot of American sports-type clothes, and her chic was the Parisian kind, not the glamored-up Hollywood kind.Shearer, BTW, was rumored to be app 5'3", and was short-legged and long-waisted, as were many famous actresses-Stanwyck was another, Edith Head spoke of designing her dresses and suits to have a waistline which was higher in front and lower in back to lengthen her line. That was practically a giant for those days. I'll definitely include her in any future updates. Happy to hear you found your favorite actress, Margaret AND that you and she have such similar measurements. … which measurements did you use? I recently saw the Grace Kelly exhibition in PA, and was shocked that her wardrobe looked perfectly sized for me. Maybe if you calculate hip to waist ratio you can determine if some of these measurements are more or less accurate. She does look slender though. she earned the cash being a professional Film Actress. A pound is still a pound. 5"1. The illusion was due to the talented production teams--from set designers to clever directors and cinematographers. Her costumes were always so chic and daring. Join film and fashion historian Kimberly Truhler for her popular annual event, The fourth and final event discusses the historical context of the time, dramatic changes in both fashion and film after World War II, and backstories of 6 films noir from the era -. Thanks for your comments, Marilyn! With men, only heights are available.Thanks again for your interest and comments! We shared the updated 2020 net worth details of Kay Francis such as monthly, salary, cars, yearly income, property below. Check Celebrity Net Worth, Measurements, Height, Age And Many More And the site carolelombard.org (independent from my carole-and-co.livejournal.com site) says she was listed at 5'5 1/2" on her driver's license; other stats there include a weight of 112, glove size 6 1/4, stocking size 9 and lingerie size 32.Loretta Young was taller than generally believed -- her relatives have told me she was between 5'6" and 5'7", but didn't reach her full height until age 21 (in 1934, meaning she literally grew up on screen!). Just genetics. Jessica Hullman, Yea-Seul Kim, Francis Nguyen, Lauren Speers, Maneesh Agrawala. Monroe was taller than I expected. When I was a child those women were still around the H.S. Join film and fashion historian Kimberly Truhler for her first ever Oscars Style event! I also saw a dress of Elizabeth Taylor's from Little Women in Paris, the one covered in autumn leaves, and that was child sized, both short and skinny. I'm guessing she was usually between 120 and 140 in her films. Ann Margret seems spot on...120 and more of a rectangle shape (she had small hips). Very interesting! It's a fun chart, isn't it? Jane Moore. Not that I'm saying they're iron-clad, but much of the resistance seems to come simply because they're so SMALL. The major and primary source of her income is Film Actress. Also, it's entirely possible that some of those numbers--particularly waist size--were skewed with some kind of corsetry. The most supply of cash for Kay Francis is Film Actress Currently, we have a tendency to don't have enough knowledge relating to vehicles, fortnightly / yearly wage, and so on. Terry Farrell is a married woman. But then they moved the Size 7 to a 4 to accommodate the weight problem. A combination clotheshorse/workhorse, Kay Francis made 67 films from 1929 to 1946. But it's always fascinating to me to get some sense of their size, especially height when so many of these women seemed larger than life onscreen.You know, I think I always have something of an ulterior motivation to make people--particularly women--understand that we shouldn't be so attached to numbers or images that are pushed out by the media, seen in magazines, and so on. I would guess her to be 5'3". I have been self conscious about my weight and body shape for most of my adult life; that is, until I learned I am very close in size to THE Grace Kelly. Having an eye witness to how small these women--and there costumes--were helps with those who insist there's no way that these measurements can be right. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your comments. May 25, 2015 - find all the latest updates of automobiles. He's semi-crouching while twisting, accentuating the height difference between them, but even had he stood up straight she still would've towered over him.). Short Biography. Marilyn Monroe and Sophia Loren had .70 hip to waist ratio. Thanks for asking. Grace Moore (December 5, 1898 – January 26, 1947) was an American operatic soprano and actress in musical theatre and film. I saw Elizabeth Taylor when she was still married to Eddie Fisher. She is a believer in Christianity religion. Few actresses, save maybe Miriam Hopkins or Kay Francis, are more closely associated with the era of pre-Code Hollywood than playful but tough-as-nails Joan Blondell. They I was like, "Oh, they're in height order... and she was hella tall..." I feel smart. Kimberly: I truly enjoyed this list and it brought to mind how much the studios and their PR departments had control; even over the stars measurements! ;), 1) Amazed at all the folks who think that 5'6 1/2" is short- (Garbo) That's well above average for an actress even today. Carole Lombard's height has been a subject for debate for some time. This feature seems to hold true up to this day. beauties of the 40's and 50's and they really were gorgeous they had glamour... Forgot to say they moved the sizes again in the 80's and 90's both decades. I recall in her 1932 film "Love Me Tonight" (co-starring the ever-charming Maurice Chevalier), in one scene where she is giving her vital statistics to a doctor, she claims (in song) that her waist is 28". she has dark shading hair and dark black eyes. Betty Grable was actually a lot tinier than she looked on film. She's been listed at everything from 5'2" to 5'6"; in his Lombard bio "Screwball," Larry Swindell states she was 5'4 1/2", while Jean Garceau, longtime personal secretary for both Lombard and Clark Gable, said Carole was a mere 5'2". And that weight that you mention may have been toward the beginning of her career as well. Thanks Second P! Especially if you're looking for a comparsion of breast size and household objects. I can't even imagine what that does to the male ego when they're the ones on "the box" next to their female co-star. I don't know if she reached 150 in a film. Anyway, hope I'm not boring anyone to tears with this trivia, it interests me no end, as the fashions and desired figures, superficial things like that, can say deeper things about the era, as sociologists know. Fascinating to me that measurements are generally available for the women, but not for the men. She was thin at the time and had a low cut sun dress on and she really filled out the top and very small waist. Even I have to remind myself to stand up straight since I'm so much taller than the average woman (5'4") and man (5'8"). Thanks all for the ongoing feedback. At the opposite extreme, as to height, is Jean Muir, five feet « and one half inches tall, closely followed by Kay Francis, at five feet seven inches, and a group, Including Binnie Barnes, Veree Teasdale, Tala Rlrell, Myrna Loy, Kitty Carlisle and Ellssa Landl at five feet six inches. There's also a chart on the men's sizes there, though only heights are available for the men (versus all the measurements for the women). Sophia is stunningly beautiful and a perfect representative of that hourglass shape. The heaviest was around the time she starred in Some Like.It Hot. Many seem like giants onscreen; Joan Crawford is one who regularly elicits gasps from audiences when they hear how petite she really was. Kaynette is the holder of American nationality and has American descent. That said, I still love being tall! Being an avid collector of all things vintage it was great to find out I could definitely fit into a ridiculous amount of authentic antique clothing without much alteration (if any). Hello, I've heard that Betty Grable's weight was between 112lbs-114lbs. Not 5"3. :-) Melissa April 18, 2014 at 5:15 PM They wore girdles and had a different diet which explains the difference in body composition and size. First I was like, "Hey, why is Katharine Hepburn all the way at the bottom?' Her home city is Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Nationality American . I've seen some of her costumes up close and they are so small! Is 115lbs then like 1125lbs now for example? And you're right to be suspicious--some numbers we know came straight from studio PR (e.g. She had on high heel boots and seemed like she was 5'7, so maybe she would be about 5'4.I would say Loretta Young would have been about 5'6. However in 1949, she received the role of Lavinia Penniman in The Heiress (1949). Her face was beautiful beyond belief. I also wanted to call more attention to the genius of the costume designers, who make these people seem taller, slimmer, whatever. Born as Kaynette Francis Gern, she is said to be the only child to her parents. They of course also included my beloved costume designers, who fixed many a figure flaw in order to turn these actresses into icons. Only a big star could have pulled this thing off—a woman with a set screen personality like maybe Ruth Chatterton, who was the prototypical long-suffering actress of the early 1930s, or maybe Kay Francis… I put this chart together more to bring these people more to life as we only see them in two dimensions on the silver screen. We are the same height and shoe size reportedly, but I'm 31-25-33 and weigh 115. Katherine Edwina "Kay" Francis (née Gibbs, January 13, 1905 – August 26, 1968) was an American stage and film actress. So petite! Wood was proud of being the same size as her idol, and reportedly borrowed her dress from "streetcar" for a costume ball, without needing any adjustment. See more ideas about actors & actresses, celebrities male, celebrities. Clearly, she weighed more than 118 in much of her adulthood. Thanks for sharing Kimberly. The Keyhole (1933) Review, with Kay Francis and George Brent; Burning Up (1930) Review, with Richard Arlen and Mary Brian; Forgotten Commandments (1932) Review, with Sari Maritza and Gene Raymond; Subscribe to Blog via Email. So much is discussed about our different diets today (generally, a negative, when it's brought up), but we are also very different in how active we are. Sa carrière débute en 2007, quand elle est repérée par un producteur de la série télévisée Skins qui lui conseille de participer aux auditions pour la première saison. So many things written about Marilyn's weight. Richard Lawson Moore . And you're absolutely right--one can have similar measurements and different weights. Up Next. Never saw a pic that captured her beauty.Saw Debbie Reynolds at a party and was amazed at how petite she was. After a brief period on Broadway in the late 1920s, she moved to film and achieved her greatest success between 1930 and 1936, when she was the number one female star and highest-paid actress at Warner Bros. studio. That wouldn't have been considered large in 1932, at the tail end of the vogue for boyish, slim-hipped, small-breasted, sportive figures. I was in college in the 70's and a size 7 5'4 105 35/22/35 no girdle nothing. Obviously, Sophia Loren was (and may still be) the classic hourglass. Her agent, Myron Selznick, must have been one hell of a salesman is all I can say. I expect Marilyn to be around 150 pounds because she did have large assets, a large behind and big hips. It's impossible that a woman like Elizabeth Taylor, having a relatively petite frame with 36" hips, could have a size 36C bra size, at least in modern sizing. A 14 ans, elle décroche ainsi le rôle d'Elizabeth Stonem, dite Effy, la petite sœur du héros incarné par Nicholas Hoult, lui âgé … ;) I really appreciate your feedback and will be adjusting Elizabeth Taylor's info the next time I refresh the chart. Whereas in the early (pre-Code Thirties), Norma Shearer, taking a bath while on honeymoon in the film "Private Lives", asks new hubby to hand her a "bras", slang of the day for "brassiere", which "bras" is not much more than satin ribbons attached to a bit of chiffon (no support whatsoever, not even jiggle control, more of a feminine bon-bon type garment),and little tap pants (a funny bit of business is that she asks hubby for the peach "bras", and he mistakenly hands her the pink, so when she asks for the pink underpants, he mistakenly gives her the peach, lol, a small bit of business which plays up his unfamiliarity into the mysteries of femininity). I can imagine how happy you are about that. At the TCM Classic Film Festival, my friend Kay (Movie Star Makeover) and I were constantly amazed at how tiny the stars were...Tippi Hedren, France Nuyen, Mitzi Gaynor, etc. Typically I fall somewhere between a 0-2 in even numbers, and a 1-3 in odd ones. / Via 11east14thstreet.com Kay Francis was the highest-paid actress … You're signed out. It's true, Howard. My family is German and on the taller side, and the girls all have bigger ribcages/chests with smaller waists. I was stunned to see how short Garbo was! That means a gal today may have the same measurements as one of these stars, but weigh more.And, as you agreed with me, these numbers--especially dress sizes--are essentially meaningless. We had much smaller waist. You may be right there.Other actresses may have a 36" chest, though, especially if they're not petite/short. Kay Francis is a famous and well-known Film Actress from United States. Understandable enough when fan magazines and Saturday matinees were the only source of information. Her father was a news presenter in local news station because of which she got encouraged with his professional excellence and her mother was a teacher at a private school. :). :). I saw both women's dresses from GWTW and "rebel without a cause" in museums. Francis was born Katharine Edwina Gibbs on January 13, 1905, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (It's more interesting than this page, with pictures and stuff) I consider this list strictly informational. Even with her smaller bust, to have a 28"waist and 38" hip and claim 112 pounds is nearly impossible. Most of her career she was between 120 and 135. Yes, those studios really liked to control things, didn't they? It's just the way it was! and are thus pretty meaningless. She was made for the camera: sleepy sloe … This was 1939. You can see it on screen too..she had an amazing body which had its angularity and posture as the highlights, but not an enviable bust.If you see the list, Bergman-34 Hepburn 34B?What I mean is that just by looking at them on screen you can say that the difference is more than that right? Ex. No wonder many are curious to know the body measurements of this reporter. How Rich is Kay Francis in 2020? from United States. Surprising how small almost all of them were, even allowing for the general population being a little shorter than we are today. The stats show Jane Russell as having smaller hips than Marilyn Monroe but if you look at them together in the movie Gentlemen Prefer Blondes that obviously is not true. To those who argue with the numbers, be sure to read my intro which is one giant disclaimer. Kay Francis Net Worth: $1 Million To $12 Million. Thanks! :). I think most of those measurements are bogus and are to skinny, the proportions are probably the same but i don't buy into Judy Garland having such small hips. she is a renowned Film Actress in United States and another Neighboring country. Cancel. I have my old clothes and I go into them to figure out the old sizes. Kay Francis Net Worth: $1 Million To $12 Million. Some of these are obviously fudged, especially the waist measurements. Not sure if you saw my disclaimers galore about the list, which include: 1) These numbers were taken at various points of these stars' careers--some at very start, some at their height, and some later on. 36" bust sure, but I'd guess 32D+ bra size is more like it! You can even see the difference between 80's actresses and celebrities and the ones from now.I do not think a size 4 is exceedingly small for a woman. How Rich is Kay Francis in 2020? I'm a little fuzzled about their weight. Thanks Patricia! Thanks for your interest, Anonymous #2. PDF. Not that it could have made a drastic difference, but it did make some difference in their appearance (not their actual measurements of course, but the perception of them) that they wore some heavy-duty foundation garments back then-it almost seems that the further back you go (with exceptions of course, like the Twenties and early Thirties), the more heavy-duty the foundation garments. Kay Francis Height, Weight, Age, Body, Family, Biography & Wiki Full Profile, Kay Francis Body Measurements, Figure & Physical Stats. Monroe's weight seems spot-on though. The pair tied their knot following a 7-month-long engagement. There are a lot of surprises in there. Interesting statistics! Dec 21, 2020 - Navy blue shorts with pinstripe trim. There are a few movies that I think of every time the weather begins to turn cold. You forgot to put one of the biggest men on there, possibly the tallest, to the point they occasionally lied about his height stating he was shorter! Stopped by to say they really were 112 and those measurements in the 1940's. Thanks for compiling and sharing--this is fascinating! I'd argue however that the information regarding the bra sizes of any of these actresses over a size 34 band (such as 36B) is very likely to be wrong. Also look at the women in comparison to their male stars. The Joan Crawford Mildred Pierce pinafore was tiny. lol Again, the numbers come from different points in their careers, come from different sources (some from costume designers--believable, some from studio PR--not so believable), and so on. My Aunt won a beauty contest in 1945 and weighed exactly that..great figures too. The stage was her work now. Very interesting! Bust is I am suspicious, though, that in some cases the data came from studio PR. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); she was born on 13 Jan 1905, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. :). Join 15,444 other subscribers Email Address . As a result, she focused more on modeling than acting before marrying Ricardo Montalban. I always like to try to figure out when "the box" was used in scenes when the male lead stood next to the female lead. My size is close to Vivien Leigh except i have flat chest only 31 lol silly me! It's clear from photos of her in bikinis or mostly nude that she was very skinny in the last year or so of her life. Previously, she was married to Brian Baker on September 1, 2002. She was born Rose Joan Blondell in New York City in 1906. Great information Kimberly. We are all unique, all special, and should celebrate that. Look at her standing next to the very slimy Ray Bolger whilst he's in his scarecrow padding. I definitely will keep your comments in consideration when I do the next update on the chart...I agree that 112 seems a bit unrealistic if those are indeed her measurements. Her life and career are a splurging record of indulgent consumption and extravagant dissipation. You're right about the changes in sizes--if you go to my Vintage Sizes & Silhouettes permanent page, you'll see this chart and a huge discussion on the evolution of sizing in women's clothing. Thanks Irene! Following to Wikipedia, IMDb, Forbes on-line resources, acknowledge Film Actress Kay Francis's net worth is $1 Million To $12 Million And Monthly earned 50000 USD To 200000 USD. Au cinéma, elle a notamment joué le principal rôle féminin de la trilogie Le Labyrinthe. One of my future updates on the chart will include some of the men's heights against their popular co-stars, such as Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake. We're changing presently. Summersby and Eisenhower spent a significant amount of time … The Marilyn Monroe dresses were absolutely tiny, maybe a UK size 8 for the white Seven Year Itch iconic one, and the ones she looked very big in in Some Like It Hot were certainly no bigger than a UK size 12, and she looked so much bigger in that movie than in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, on screen. Miriam made only three films in the 1950's, but she had begun making appearances on television programs. They literally looked like baby gap frocks. Generally, she looked fleshy, as in The Seven Year Itch, yet people say her famous costume would barely fit on a modern size 2 mannequin. Go to a vintage store you can see it. I love how much everyone is studying this information. I'd add a few inches onto all of Sophia Loren's, she doesn't look skinny, she looks very feminine and I'd say her hips are at least 40" which would be a UK size 14. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what you're looking for. Also, after WWII when Dior's "New Look" came out, heavy duty foundation garments came back into style to achieve that tiny-waisted, pointy-breasted look-bullet bras, girdles, even updated corsets and crinolines under skirts. Especially the stats of the stars. Though sizes have dramatically changed over the years (and are essentially meaningless because of it), weight is still measured just the same as always. She made two films in 1940, none in 1941, and one in 1942 and 1943, respectively. I could wish that shape was still the vogue, as I have it from the waist down, but large-breasted and short-waisted, long-legged ("chic" and "elegant" are two of the many positive attributes I'll never possess, lol ! Brian is the cell-phone company Sprint’s spokesperson. Let's check it. Hi Anonymous, all numbers are in feet, inches, and pounds. Or PR person. It is surprising how much larger we've all become as a whole in just 70 or so years with easier access to nutrition & vitamins. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); she is 115 years 0 months 12 days Old. Kay Francis is an American Film Actress and she was born on 13 Jan 1905, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. Remember that wonderful scene from "The Women" where Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer (my favorite Golden Era actress) and Rosalind Russell are at the fashion show at the dress designer's, and one of the models after the show is strutting around in a foundation garment under a sheer peignoir, repeating "Our new one-piece lace foundation garment-zips up the back and no bones", and apparently that was considered a lighter foundation garment, lol. And her waist was 25-28 depending on her what her weight was. Kay Francis is a famous and well-known. Wonderful posture. I also love that she and I have literally the same measurements, minus one inch in height. Rock Hudson was 6'6"! Constance Bennett also noted it (and I noted it when watching her, she was one truly petite woman-not just in height, but in build, small-boned, etc-just tiny, except, comparatively speaking, her head). She placed fourth in the Miss America contest in 1926, and soon … Thanks for the input, Veronica! Former adult film star Bree Olson has a message for young girls: Don’t get into porn. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Vivien Leigh's Gone With The Wind dresses, particularly the red one, might have fitted my skinny five year old around the waist, but no adult I've ever met. The Kay Francis’s statistics like age, body measurements, height, weight, bio, wiki, net worth posted above have been gathered from a lot of credible websites and online sources. Grace Moore friends: Kay Francis, Louis Bromfield, Clifton Webb, Carole Lombard. At her thinnest she was only 115 but that was the last year of her life. I stood next to Raquel Welch once --this was at an airport-- I am 5'5 and Raquel, even with high heels (I had on flats) was at shorter than I. I put her at no more than 5'2.Thank you. Interesting that you pointed out Bergman--I believe that her height added to the tension between her and Bogart on CASABLANCA. If you look, you may also notice sometime that Stanwyck, a former Follies Girl, had the famous Follies walk, where she kind of "dragged" her feet as if she were always trailing a mink stole behind her. Her Body Measurements are 32 Inch. Joan was part of a vaudeville family and spent most of her young life traversing the country and around the world. Regarding the larger heads-I recall as far back as the silent era, Mary Pickford in her autobiography "Sunshine And Shadow", noting this about herself. The only thing I've found in a quick google search regarding her weight is that during an illness, her weight apparently dropped to a "dangerous" 110 lbs, so I don't know what that means her normal weight might have been. I know, Silver Screenings! Thanks so much for sharing this info. We are so hard on ourselves and far too often compare ourselves to fantasies that are pushed by PR folks, especially now in the age of Photoshop. It is highly unlikely that the numbers for Marilyn and Jane, for example, were recorded at the same point during their GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES.2) These numbers do not take the weight fluctuation of the stars into consideration, and some--such as Marilyn--had much more fluctuation than others.3) These numbers were sometimes provided by studios' PR folks for magazine copy, so they were definitely idealized (just like today's PR folks do and all the photoshopping that goes on).This list is compiled more for entertainment, though I am often taking numbers from the studios themselves as well as some costume designers for the stars. Hasnie wears 36D bra size. As a 5'6" 34-25-37 weighing 113, Veronica and I may have similar measurements but different weights. 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