J. D. Salinger be a prequel to "The Catcher in the Rye". Jerome David Salinger was born in Manhattan, New York on January 1, 1919. His father, Sol Salinger, sold kosher cheese, and was from a Jewish family of Lithuanian descent, his own father having been the rabbi for the Adath Jeshurun Congregation in Louisville, Kentucky. Salinger's mother, Marie ("née" Jillich), was born in Atlantic, Iowa, of German, Irish, and Scottish descent, but changed her name to Miriam and considered herself Jewish after marrying Salinger's father. Salinger did not learn that his mother was not of Jewish ancestry until just after he celebrated
Matt Salinger a degree in art history and drama. Salinger made his film debut in 1984's "Revenge of the Nerds". He played Captain America in the 1990 film "Captain America". Salinger subsequently appeared in films including "What Dreams May Come" and episodes of "" and "24". Salinger has produced several independent films, including "Let the Devil Wear Black" and "Mojave Moon". In 2000, he produced the off-Broadway play "The Syringa Tree", which won a Drama Desk Award, the Drama League Award, the Outer Critic's Circle Award, and the Village Voice Obie Award for Best Play of the Year in 2001. Salinger married