📚JD Salinger was born on January 1st, 1919, in New York City, and grew up near Central Park.
🎭Salinger attended Valley Forge Military Academy and had an interest in fencing.
🌍Salinger worked in Austria before World War II and was deeply disturbed by the rise of Nazi power.
⚔️During World War II, Salinger participated in key events, including the D-Day invasion and the liberation of Paris.
📖Salinger published his only novel, 'The Catcher in the Rye', in 1951 and became known as a reclusive writer.