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J.D. Salinger
Born January 1, 1919 in New York
Education
• Went to Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pennsylvania
• Attended Ursinus College in Pennsylvania
Professor Whit Burnett
• Salinger met Professor Whit Burnett at Colombia University in New York
• Burnett inspired Salinger to begin publishing articles to famous magazines Story, Collier’s, and Saturday Evening Post.
Army
• Served in the army for World War II from 1942-1944
• Participated in the Normandy Invasion and Battle of the Bulge during his service
Marriage
• Married Sylvia Welter in 1946• Salinger separated with Welter eight months
after their marriage
• In 1946 Salinger tried to publish a collection of 20 of Salinger’s short stories named The Young Folks
• The Young Folks failed to publish, and Burnett and Salinger ended their friendship
Bananafish
• Salinger’s story “A Perfect Day For Bananafish” was published in The New Yorker in 1947 which began his fame
• Salinger published seven separate short stories about the Glasses, a family from “A Perfect Day For Bananafish”
Film
• The film adaptation of Salinger’s story “Wiggily” was released in 1949 but negatively reviewed
Catcher and the rye
• In 1951, Salinger’s most famous book “The Catcher In The Rye” was published to sales success and neutral critical reviews
• “The Catcher In The Rye” eventually became very well-received and is now considered like a classic
Claire Douglas
• In 1955, Salinger married Claire Douglas • Salinger had two children with Douglas:
Margaret (1955) and Matthew (1960)
Salinger published Franny and Zooey (1961) and Rise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction (1963)
Death
• Salinger died in 2010 at the age of 91