Uncover the mystery but don't spoil the secrets!
Documentary
Release date: 9/6/2013
Shane Salerno
Director
Shane Salerno
Writer
Overview
An in-depth investigation into the private world of the American writer J. D. Salinger (1919-2010), who lived most of his life behind the impenetrable wall of a self-imposed seclusion: how his dramatic experiences during World War II influenced his life and work, his relationships with very young women, his obsessive writing methods, his many literary secrets.
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Michael Mcdermott
Self - Photojournalist
A. E. Hotchner
Self - Writer
Jean Miller
Self - Salinger's Friend
Gore Vidal
Self - Writer
Tom Wolfe
Self - Writer
John Guare
Self - Playwright
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Self - Actor
Martin Sheen
Self - Actor
Harvey Jason
Self - Rare Bookseller
Paul Alexander
Self - Salinger's Biographer
Richard Stayton
Self - Book Editor
Robert Towne
Self - Screenwriter
A. Scott Berg
Self - Writer
Michael Clarkson
Self - Salinger's Fan
E. L. Doctorow
Self - Writer
David Shields
Self - Salinger's Biographer
Don Congdon
Self - Book Editor
Leila Hadley Luce
Self - Salinger's Friend
Ben Yagoda
Self - New Yorker Biographer
John Unrue
Self - Salinger's Biographer
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