StatsBirth Name: Jerome David Salinger Born: 1 January 1919 Died: 28 January 2010 Country of origin: United States Ethnicity: White / Caucasian Relationship Status: Married Partner: Colleen O Neill
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About: Jerome David Salinger January 1, 1919 – January 27, 2010) was an American author, best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye, as well as his reclusive nature. His last original published work was in 1965; he gave his last interview in 1980.
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Favorite Quotes (14 person items)"“Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around - nobody big, I mean - except me. And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff - I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. I"
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Salinger was a beloved American author who is best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. He is also remembered for his reclusive lifestyle, he published his last work in 1965 and gave his last public interview in 1980"
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