Stilwell Museum Stilwell Museum The Stilwell Museum () is a museum in Yuzhong District of Chongqing that which preserves the former residence of General Joseph W. Stilwell, the Allied Chief of Staff in the China Theater during World War II. It opened in 1994. During World War II General Joseph Stilwell, known to his men as "Vinegar Joe", was the Allied Chief of Staff in the China Theater of Operations. He arrived in Chongqing on March 4, 1942. Stilwell was in charge of the United States' Lend-Lease policy with Chinese forces and had an acrimonious relationship with Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek, who
George S. Brooks on fiction pieces with correspondent and sketch-writer Henry Clune. S. S. McClure was impressed by Brooks’ Herald articles invited him to New York. Brooks became managing editor of "McClure's". When the publication was bought by the Hearst Corporation, Brooks resigned. He became managing editor of "Shrine Magazine". Whilst in New York, Brooks renewed his acquaintance with Walter Lister, the city editor of the "New York Evening Post". With Lister, Brooks embarked on writing his first play. Initially titled "Patriots, Inc.", Brooks' and Lister's first play was produced by Jed Harris under the title, "Spread Eagle" and staged by George Abbott.