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.