Apple of our rye

Jerome David or JD Salinger recently passed away at the age of 91. Salinger who was best known for his novel The Catcher In The Rye, was a bit of a recluse. CS gives you more dope this celebrated writer:

>>u00a0He was born on New Year's Day 1919. His father was a Polish Jew while his mother was a Scots-Irish.

>>u00a0In order to get away from his over-protective mother, he entered the Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pennsylvania. There he used to write under the covers at night with the aid of a flashlight.

>>u00a0In 1941, he began dating actress Oona O'Neill but their relationship didn't culminate into marriage. She went on to marry Charlie Chaplin.

>>u00a0In the course of World War II, he met Ernest Hemingway in 1942. The latter appreciated his writing skills.

>>u00a0In 1948, he submitted his story A Perfect Day For Bananafish to the New Yorker, and the magazine immediately accepted it.

>>u00a0The Catcher In The Rye happened in 1951 and Holden Caulfield became an iconic character.u00a0

>>u00a0He had a relationship with 18-year old Joyce Maynard who was his student, but their relationship didn't last long.