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  1. John Lennon's Killer Grows Up in N.Y. Jail, Awaits Parole Hearing

    Mon, 20 Aug 2012

    bars, receiving mental treatment throughout his imprisonment. He was found at the scene of the shooting reading J . D . Salinger 's "The Catcher in the Rye" before being taken into police custody. He has said that he also contemplated killing

  2. One Hit Wonders: The Curse of Literary Success

    Thu, 12 Apr 2012

    success, Lee ended her career as a writer. J . D . Salinger American author J . D . Salinger published the literary classic, "The Catcher well-known short stories, it was his only novel. Salinger is perhaps just as famous for his reclusive nature

  3. Dec. 8: John Lennon Shot, Killed 1980

    Thu, 8 Dec 2011

    serving his time at New York's Attica Prison. He is one of the many infamous killers said to have carried a copy of J . D . Salinger 's "Catcher in the Rye" with him. When Barbara Walters asked why he did it, Chapman replied with a straight face

  4. 8 Percent of Parents Regret Their Baby's Name, Survey Finds

    Tue, 18 Oct 2011

    who blogged on the website Babble that she had named her son Seymour -- a name that had "literary overtones" from J . D . Salinger 's famous Glass family to investigative writer Seymour Hersh and restaurant critic Seymour Britchky. "To my surprise

  5. Stieg Larsson's Girlfriend Rages in Memoir

    Fri, 18 Feb 2011

    on when his science fiction stories, written when he was 17 and sold to the magazine Jules Verne, emerge, "like J . D . Salinger appearing again," Forshaw said. "Anything will be interesting." But Gabrielsson and the Larssons are still at

  6. Last Rights for JD Salinger : Genius or Just Average?

    Fri, 5 Mar 2010

    by novelist J . D . Salinger and the basis ever heard of Salinger . But I got anti-hero Holden Caulfield , who raged the world." Holden Caulfield Still Resonates agrees that Salinger 's "Catcher reflection of J . D . Salinger 's own philosophies and all of Holden Caulfield 's antisocial

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  1. Clem's Chronicles: Bi-Partisanship?/J-O-B-S/Toyota Woes

    Thu, 28 Jan 2010

    in need of miracles.” JD SALINGER OBIT: Author J . D . Salinger passed away of natural He was 91. The reclusive Salinger penned the top-selling tale about rebellious teen Holden Caulfield that was became required us on WORLD NEWS. And as Salinger ’s popularity grew, he became

  2. JD Salinger Dies at 91

    Thu, 28 Jan 2010

    author's son, through Salinger 's literary agent, said Salinger died at his home in tormented teenager Holden Caulfield became a synonym for agency today said " Salinger had remarked that in the Rye" Author J . D . Salinger Dies While the mood I prefer to think JD Salinger has just decided to

  3. Zooey Deschanel: Actress, Chanteuse, Anti-Teen Idol

    Thu, 12 Feb 2009

    Jo Deschanel starred in the cult David Lynch TV series "Twin Peaks." Named after one of the title characters in J . D . Salinger 's novella "Franny and Zooey," Deschanel became interested in films when her father brought home a collection

  4. Reagan Babies Play the 21st Century Blues

    Mon, 9 Feb 2009

    that matches the spirit and pace of a Cold War Kids show. For a band that compare the lyrical tone of their songs to J . D . Salinger , they play live with a gut-busting spirit "There's a degree of musicianship in every band," Willett said

  5. Do-It-Yourself Free Xbox 360 Wireless

    Wed, 31 Dec 2008

    The words "free" and "Xbox 360" are like J . D . Salinger and a gaggle of paparazzi -- never seen together. Still, Popular Science just invoked them with this curious bit of homebrew

  6. Adventurers, Retirees and Coppola Ignore Government Warnings, Explore Guatemala

    Tue, 13 May 2008

    artists are drawn to its natural beauty and inexpensive cost of living. American writer Joyce Maynard, former lover of J . D . Salinger of "Catcher in the Rye" fame, relocated to a house on San Marcos on Lake Atitlan. There, helicopter pads and

  7. Arrivederci, Tony

    Mon, 11 Jun 2007

    huge is an experience that can change a sensitive soul, after all, and make him act out against his fans. Look at J . D . Salinger . His books were obscenely popular, but no one understood! They were all jackasses, as far as he was concerned

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  1. Renowned Author J.D . Salinger Dies

    Thu, 28 Jan 2010

    Author of catcher in the rye JD Salinger has died at the age of 91 every with that sentence Jerome David Salinger handed the generation of explosive and other books the mystery of the Salinger added to the reverence of his fans

    JD Salinger Salinger found at 0:01

    Author of catcher in the rye JD Salinger has died at the age of 91 every human than a book comes along that changes the way we talk -- laugh or. With its secrets reminds millions of people. They're not alone. Gonna tell you my whole expletive autobiography. He wrote. And with that sentence Jerome David Salinger handed the generation of explosive mix of unspoken truths about sex and lying. And being young nearly sixty years ago. In 9051
  2. Renowned Author J.D . Salinger Dies

    Thu, 28 Jan 2010

    The author of catcher in the rye JD Salinger has died at the age of 91. Every with that sentence Jerome David Salinger handed the generation of explosive other books the mystery of the real Salinger added to the reverence of his fans

    JD Salinger Salinger found at 0:34

    charged with first degree murder. The author of catcher in the rye JD Salinger has died at the age of 91. Every human than a book comes along that changes the way we talk -- laugh or. With its secrets reminds millions of people. There -- not alone. Gonna tell you my whole expletive autobiography. He wrote. And with that sentence Jerome David Salinger handed the generation of explosive mix of unspoken truths about sex and lying. And being -- nearly sixty years ago. In 9051
  3. Lives of Note

    Sun, 31 Jan 2010

    Pernell Roberts, J.D . Salinger , Charles Mathias, Howard Zinn, Robert Moshbacher.

  4. Lives of Note

    Sun, 31 Jan 2010

    Pernell Roberts, J.D . Salinger , Charles Mathias, Howard Zinn, Robert Moshbacher.

  5. Jared Leto's Controversial Role

    Fri, 28 Mar 2008

    that horrific. Events and it's really claustrophobic. Look inside. The mind madness. And the title comes from JD Salinger 's catcher in the rye which was intricate. Mark David Chapman his line of thinking yeah it was a very important book

    JD Salinger found at 0:48

    -- claustrophobic. Look inside. The mind madness. And the title comes from JD Salinger's catcher in the rye which was intricate. Mark David Chapman his line of thinking yeah it was a very important book. For
  6. Math Genius Shuns $1 Million Prize

    Wed, 23 Aug 2006

    Coleman are often associated with behave yeah. John Nash became the subject of the hit film beautiful mind in the arts JD Salinger and Harper famously withdrew from the world. And we have no problem we've we've we've great office of the half

    JD Salinger Salinger found at 2:18

    the subject of the hit film beautiful mind -- in the arts JD Salinger and Harper -- famously withdrew from the world. And we have no problem we've we've we've great office of the half been
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  1. PHOTO JD Salinger poses for a portrait as he reads from his classic American novel "The Catcher in the Rye", Nov. 20, 1952 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Salinger died on Jan. 27, 2010.
  2. English teacher Anthony Herman review 'Catcher in the Rye' by J.D. Salinger during class.
  3. VIDEO: Renowned Author J.D. Salinger Dies
  4. 'Catcher in the Rye' author J.D. Salinger dies
  1. PHOTO J.D. Salinger, the 90-year-old creator of "The Catcher in the Rye," is seeking an injunction against the writer, publishers and distributor of a spinoff of the author's famous novel.
  2. VIDEO: Google: JD Salinger Sues

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