Read the bio below and try to give details on john hay beith 's: - death place - period - subject - death date - genre - birth date - name - nationality - image - birth place - occupation Bio: major general john hay beith , cbe -lrb- 17 april 1876 -- 22 september 1952 -rrb- , was a british schoolmaster and soldier , but he is best remembered as a novelist , playwright , essayist and historian who wrote under the pen name ian hay . after reading classics at cambridge , beith became a schoolmaster . in 1907 he published a novel , '' pip '' ; its success and that of several more novels enabled him to give up teaching in 1912 to be a full-time author . during the first world war , beith served as an officer in the army in france . his good-humoured account of army life , '' the first hundred thousand '' , published in 1915 , was a best-seller . on the strength of this , he was sent to work in the information section of the british war mission in washington , d.c. . after the war beith 's novels did not achieve the popularity of his earlier work , but he made a considerable career as a dramatist , writing light comedies , often in collaboration with other authors including p. g. wodehouse and guy bolton . during the second world war beith served as director of public relations at the war office , retiring in 1941 shortly before his 65th birthday . among beith 's later works were several war histories , which were not as well received as his comic fiction and plays . his one serious play , '' hattie stowe '' -lrb- 1947 -rrb- , was politely reviewed but had a short run . in the same year he co-wrote a comedy , '' off the record '' , which ran for more than 700 performances .
- death place is liss , petersfield , hampshire- period is 20th century- subject is romantic comedy , school life , military life- death date is 22 september 1952- genre is drama , novels , non-fiction- birth date is 17 april 1876- name is john hay beith- nationality is british- image is ian-hay-beith . jpg- birth place is rusholme , manchester- occupation is schoolmaster , soldier