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 […]
Letters released after JD Salinger’s death reveal that the reclusive author enjoyed bus tours, gardening, and Burger King Whoppers. He watched TV and followed tennis, but didn’t want media attention. Salinger wrote part of The Catcher in the Rye while serving in WWII and dated Oona O’Neill before she married Charlie Chaplin. In the collective […]
