Joseph Stilwell Joseph Stilwell Joseph Warren Stilwell (March 19, 1883 – October 12, 1946) was a United States Army general who served in the China Burma India Theater during World War II. His caustic personality was reflected in the nickname "Vinegar Joe". Distrust of his Allies and a lack of resources meant Stilwell was continually forced to improvise. He famously differed as to strategy, ground troops versus air power, with his subordinate, Claire Chennault, who had the ear of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. General George Marshall, the Army Chief of Staff, acknowledged he had given Stilwell "one of the most difficult" assignments of
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.