Alexander Woollcott (19 January, 1887 – 23 January, 1943) was a critic and commentator, as well as a member of the Algonquin Round Table. The Algonquin Round Table was a group of writers and actors from New York City which met for lunch at the Algonquin Hotel from 1919 until 1929 or so and inspired each other creatively. 1) The author was born in Colts Neck Township, NJ to a father who drifted through several jobs spending a long time away from his family. 2) He attended high school in Philadelphia, PA. 3) At college Mr. Woollcott founded a drama group, and was the editor of the student literary magazine. 4) In 1909 Mr. Woollcott joined the New York Times as a cub reporter. 5) A day after World War I was declared, Mr. Woollcott volunteered as a private to the medical corps. The intelligence section of the American Expeditionary Forces chose, by now, Sgt. Woollcott to be among the other six or so men who will create the Stars and Stripes. 6) As the chief reporter, Mr. Woollcott did not just write propaganda, but also the horrors of the Great War. 7) After the war, Mr. Woollcott returned to the Times, then to the New York Herald…