I would have to say that the prototypical, as well as quintessential, Marine drill sergeant first appeared as Jack Webb in 1957's *The D. I.,* also directed by Webb, and undoubtedly had its progenitors in any number of World War II-era films, like *Wake Island,* *Guadalcanal Diary,* etc. The actor who portrayed the d. i. in Kubrick's *Full Metal Jacket* (whose name escapes me) was featured, I believe, on *Entertainment Tonight* within the last two weeks as an actual Marine d. i. who has fashioned a successful acting career in playing that specific role. _______________________________________________________________________________ William Lafferty Department of Theatre Arts [log in to unmask] Wright State University office (937) 775-4581 or 3072 Dayton, OH 45435-0001 USA facsimile (937) 775-3787 "I have been in the scholastic profession long enough to know that nobody enters it unless he has some very good reason which he is anxious to conceal." --- Augustus Fagin, Esq., Ph.D, in Evelyn Waugh's *Decline and Fall* ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]