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=__ **The life & times of J.D. Salinger** __=


 * Jerome David Salinger (January 1, 1919- January 27, 2010)
 * born and grew up in the fashionable apartment district of Manhattan, New York
 * Known for __The Catcher In The Rye__ 1951, and for being so reclusive
 * Son of a Jewish father and Christian mother
 * He was the son of Solomon Salinger, a prosperous Jewish importer of Kosher cheese, and Miriam, née Marie Jillich, his Scotch-Irish wife
 * In his childhood the young Jerome was called Sonny
 * The family had a beautiful apartment on Park Avenue.
 * After restless studies in prep schools, he was sent to Valley Forge Military Academy (1934-36), which he attended briefly
 * In 1937 when he was eighteen and nineteen, Salinger spent five months in Europe
 * From 1937 to 1938 he studied at Ursinus College and New York University
 * Salinger took a class on short story writing at Columbia University
 * World War II interrupted Salinger’s writing career because he had to go fight in the war. But when he returned home, he resumed his writings.
 * Very interested in Zen Buddhism, Hindu-Buddhism, and other Eastern beliefs.
 * Used these beliefs in his own work.
 * Salinger always refused to talk to the press about his work.
 * he didn't really want to be famous
 * he didn't want his books turned into movies
 * Salinger married Clare Douglas, and they had two children