J. D. Salinger: Reclusive Author of The Catcher in the Rye Dies at 91

J. D. Salinger was an American writer best known for The Catcher in the Rye. Born Jerome David Salinger on January 1, 1919, in New York City, he served in the Army in World War II.

The Catcher in the Rye (1951), narrated by teenager Holden Caulfield, became a defining novel of American adolescence and sells hundreds of thousands of copies each year. He also wrote Franny and Zooey and Nine Stories.

Salinger published his last story in 1965 and spent decades in seclusion in Cornish, New Hampshire. He died of natural causes at his home there on January 27, 2010, at age 91.

Achievements: Author of The Catcher in the Rye (1951).

Birth: January 1, 1919 - New York City.

Profession: Author.

Interesting Facts: He stopped publishing in 1965.