through four different schools for education. He then went to World War II. After the

war, he had a lot to say, so he wrote down his thoughts. And, he sure had some things to

Jerome David Salinger came into this world on January 1, 1919. J.D. was short

for Jerome David. Jerome David went by J.D. when he was young and he never let go of

the name as he got older. J.D. was born in New York City, New York (Ryan 2581).

J.D. Salinger's parents were Sol and Miriam Salinger (Ryan 2581). His father, Sol

Salinger, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and is said to have been the son of a rabbi.

However, Sol drifted far from orthodox Judaism to become an importer of hams.

Sol married a Scotch-Irish lady (French 21). The lady's name was Marie Jillich.

She changed her name to Miriam to fit into her husband's family (French 21).

Jerome David had a roller coaster marriage record. He was allegedly married to a

French physician in 1945 and divorced her in 1947 (Ryan 2581). But other sources say

that Salinger has never admitted this marriage and the records of the Florida Bureau of

Vital Statistics fail to indicate that a divorce was granted in

graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy (French #2 15).

The book Hapsworth 16, 1924 was published under the circumstances in which

company, Orchises Press in Alexandria, Virginia. In this novella, "Salinger reintroduces us

one and another one of 111 that he made when tested in New York are strong evidence

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