During the 1940s and ‘50s Mario Lanza became the most famous operatic tenor of the time. Lanza admired tenor Enrico Caruso and in 1951 he played the role of Caruso in the movie titled “The Great Caruso.”The chronically overweight Lanza wanted to do justice to the role of Caruso by shedding pounds, so he rented Ginger Roger’s vacant ranch in Shady Cove for six weeks. He immediately began a routine that included skimpy meals, weight lifting and roadwork.By the [...]
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