

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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Cast
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
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