JD Salinger, author of The Catcher in the Rye, was born and raised in New York City. He carried drafts of his novel with him during World War II, where he served in the counterintelligence corps. Salinger finished the novel in 1950 and lived as a recluse for most of his life.
JD Salinger was an American writer best known for his novel The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger was born and raised in New York City and was drafted into World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor. By this time, Salinger had had several short stories published in various magazines and was developing. Salinger carried his novel drafts with him during the war. Several chapters were in his backpack when he stormed Omaha Beach on D-Day. Salinger served in the counterintelligence corps of the 4th Infantry Division. He was briefly hospitalized in 1945 for “battle fatigue”. JD Salinger finished The Catcher in the Rye in 1950 and it was published in 1951.
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Salinger was a notoriously private person who lived as a recluse for most of his life. He has published only one novel and several collections of short stories and short stories.
During World War II, Salinger befriended Ernest Hemingway, who was then working as a war correspondent in Paris.
As a youngster, JD Salinger dated Oona O’Neill, the daughter of Eugene O’Neill, a famous playwright. Mrs. O’Neill eventually married Charlie Chaplin.
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