Jerome David Salinger was an American writer best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger published several short stories in Story magazine in 1940, before serving in World War II. I
Salinger in 1950
Where Salinger grew up, 1133 Park Avenue in Manhattan
Cover and spine of The Catcher in the Rye, first edition
Salinger on the cover of Time (September 15, 1961)