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Salinger

American

[sal-in-jer] / ˈsæl ɪn dʒər /

noun

J(erome) D(avid), 1971–2010, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

Salinger British

/ ˈsælɪndʒə /

noun

J ( erome ) D ( avid ) 1919–2010, US writer, noted particularly for his novel of adolescence The Catcher in the Rye (1951). His first novel for 34 years, Hapworth 16, 1924 was published in 1997

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To prepare for each shoot, Ms. Salinger told her subjects “not to clean up, not to prepare in any way, and no parents allowed.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Salinger alter ego Buddy Glass, the voice of several of the author’s short stories.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2024

“The factual allegations in the complaints do not plausibly suggest that these Harvard Defendants failed to act in good faith in receiving and handling the donated bodies,” Salinger wrote.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

He voiced JD Salinger in the Netflix animated series BoJack Horseman From 2015 to 2016.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2023

“Okay, that’s enough. Everyone back to their seats,” Mrs. Salinger suddenly yelled out.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin

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