J.D. Salinger - Hartog Letters 1986-2002
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Hartog, Donald., 1919-2007
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J.D. Salinger (1919-2010) author of the bestselling novel Catcher in the Rye (1951)and Donald Hartog (1919-2007) met in 1937 in Vienna. They were both 18 years old and had been sent to Vienna by their fathers to learn German. Salinger was at the time also learning the meat trade In March 1938 Salinger returned to the US to pursue his studies. The war years followed and both friends were involved in active service. They corresponded for some years but these earlier letter...
Salinger, J. D. (Jerome David), 1919-2010
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Jerome David Salinger is infamously reclusive, and there are few known facts about his life. He was born on January 1, 1919, to an upper-middle–class family in New York City. His Jewish father, Sol, worked as an importer of ham. His mother, Miriam (born Marie Jillich), was of Scotch-Irish descent. His one sister, Doris, is eight years his senior. As a child, Salinger attended schools near his home in Manhattan. In 1932 he was enrolled in the McBurney School, a private institution t...
