Contrary to rumors that he was "six and a half feet" (198 cm), Rachmaninoff's height is documented in two U.S. Immigration manifests at Ellis Island, on 10 November 1918 and 30 October 1924, as being . However, conductor Eugene Ormandy, who teamed with Rachmaninoff in many piano and orchestra performances, recalled in 1979: "He was about six feet-three (190 cm). I am five feet-five and a half (168 cm) ..." Therefore, Rachmaninoff's height would also not be considered a physical deformity or abnormality.