I can't see enough to tell if it's a marine uniform or not. :) The high collar seems to have hung around later in the Marines than in the army. I'm not sure when the army changed to a spread collar, although I suspect it was well before WWII. The color definitely seems to be the dark marine blue, though, and certainly not the army khaki/brown. Good call.
'Newsboy' is the term I see the most, but I agree that it seems to be a modern term and not a period one. In original literature (most recently, Nero Wolfe) it's simply a 'cap,' as opposed to a hat. Another modern term is the Gatsby. Golf caps are similar, but the shape is really very different.
I don't think I've actually seen any of his films, but they're very interesting icons. I really appreciate the commentary, though. I hope you're planning on continuing it.
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Date: 2007-08-20 02:08 pm (UTC)'Newsboy' is the term I see the most, but I agree that it seems to be a modern term and not a period one. In original literature (most recently, Nero Wolfe) it's simply a 'cap,' as opposed to a hat. Another modern term is the Gatsby. Golf caps are similar, but the shape is really very different.
I don't think I've actually seen any of his films, but they're very interesting icons. I really appreciate the commentary, though. I hope you're planning on continuing it.