Pork pie hat the "man-about-town", but its resurgence in the United States in the 1920s is credited to the silent film actor Buster Keaton who wore them in many of his films. The hats from his films were ones the actor made himself by converting fedoras and other hats into pork pies, creating more than a thousand in his lifetime. This kind of pork pie had a very flat top and similar short flat brim. Arguably the heyday of the pork pie hat occurred during the Great Depression. In this incarnation, the pork pie regained its snap brim and increased slightly in height.
Frank Doubleday (actor) Frank Doubleday (actor) Frank Doubleday (January 28, 1945 – March 3, 2018) was an American actor whose most notable roles are as film villains. Doubleday was born in Norwich, Connecticut, but moved to Los Angeles with his family as a child. Doubleday is known for such films as John Carpenter's "Assault on Precinct 13" (1976) and John Carpenter's "Escape from New York" (1981) playing the character Romero. In the special edition "Escape from New York" DVD commentary, Kurt Russell credits Doubleday's performance as setting the tone of the movie. He made his film debut in "The First Nudie Musical" (1976),