RIP J.D. Salinger 1919 -2010

[Matt Hazuda]

The original laughing man has passed on. Most known for his classic work, The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger was also an inspiration for animated TV series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.

http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2010/01/28/rip-jd-salinger/


I really hope his heirs honor his wishes and don't try and make theatrical versions of his works.

[NewcomerDC]

I saw this bit of news on MSN. Man, we're just 28 days in the new year and we've been losing so many lives. Rest in peace Mr. Salinger.

As for the wish of the heirs, whoever they may be, to not make theatrical productions of his works, it's Hollywood and they're running dry of ideas. Plus the heirs might want to make movies from Salinger's written works in memory of him instead of making profit.

[wonderfly]

You're kidding...he was still alive?!?

[NewcomerDC]

You're kidding...he was still alive?!?
My thoughts exactly. In fact, I didn't know who he was until I read about his passing not too long ago.

[Desensitized]

Wow, I didn't even know he was still alive.

What a long life, though.

[Daxdiv]

I'm surprised at the fact that he lived to be 91 as well, though it doesn't surprise me considering how much of a reclusive lifestlye he lived that it felt like he dropped off the face of the earth. While I didn't care for Catcher in the Rye, it's still sad to see a great author like him pass way. At least he lived a full life.

[EinBebop]

In the coming months, we'll get to find out if there's any truth to the rumors that he has a number of works that he didn't want published until after his death.

[Marvin Tikvah]

Just heard about this from my friend. I had no clue he was still alive, but he did pen a classic and that'll keep his name alive for many generations at least.

[Hobbes829]

It's a shame that he died, but Catcher in the Rye was TERRIBLE.

[Rick Jones]

It's pretty weird that I still think of him as Captain America's dad.

R.I.P.

[Michael24]

I really hope his heirs honor his wishes and don't try and make theatrical versions of his works.
I didn't know he apparently didn't want any film adaptations made of his stories, but hasn't The Catcher In the Rye been adapted at least once already? His son is actually an actor, Matt Salinger, who played Captain America in the (in)famous 1990.

[GregX]

It's a shame that he died, but Catcher in the Rye was TERRIBLE.

Was that necessary?

[Hobbes829]

Was that necessary?
do you think his ghost will haunt me because i'm seemingly one of the few that doesn't think highly of his most famous book?

[GregX]

do you think his ghost will haunt me because i'm seemingly one of the few that doesn't think highly of his most famous book?

I think it would be nice if you showed an iota of class.

[Shawn Hopkins]

It's a shame that he died, but Catcher in the Rye was TERRIBLE.

Says the guy who read Atlas Shrugged and liked it. :)

No, seriously, Hobbes, there really is a time and place for things and usually it's best to wait until the corpse is cold before trashing someone.

It would be interesting to see if Salinger really did have tons of unpublished books. He probably did a Kilgore Trout and burned them or something before his death, though.

[Hobbes829]

at least atlas has a plot.

I said that it's a shame he's dead.

[OriginalGagBonke]

Its a shame to see such a good writer pass on, even though I read a bit of Catcher in the rye and never got to finish it. It was an interesting story. The only reason why we are never getting an adaption of Catcher in Rye is because Hollywood screwed with one of his stories and didnt make it true to what he had written. If someone could fill me in on this it would be helpful, :sweat:.

[GregX]

at least atlas has a plot.

I said that it's a shame he's dead.

Wow... you really, really don't get it, do you? And I don't mean the book, I haven't read the book, and I don't care what your opinion is.

But I will say this, as much as I hate Michael Bay's movies, I wouldn't show up and trash them in a thread that announced his death.

Learn to have a little class.

[Hobbes829]

Wow... you really, really don't get it, do you?
would you stand by that statement if someone like uwe boll died?

[GregX]

would you stand by that statement if someone like uwe boll died?

Yes, I would.

[Hobbes829]

Yes, I would.
i'll back off on the book statements for now. I said nothing bad of the guy as i don't know him.

[GregX]

i'll back off on the book statements for now. I said nothing bad of the guy as i don't know him.

No one is saying you did, but if you don't get what you were doing wrong... ugh... you just don't get it, and there is obviously no use trying to explain it to you.

[James Harvey]

Let's get things back on track, shall we? Any further thread disruption will result in the necessary disciplinary actions.

[TnAdct1]

I didn't know he apparently didn't want any film adaptations made of his stories, but hasn't The Catcher In the Rye been adapted at least once already? Nope, with Salinger being a very vocal about not wanting a film version of the Catcher in the Rye as a result of him being upset at the end result of My Foolish Heart, the only film to be based on one of his works (in this case, the short short Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut).

[jph139]

Sad, of course, but he lived a full life doing what he loved, so... good for him, I suppose. I'd love to spend nearly half a century just writing, personally, and it seems he died of (relatively) natural causes.

I'm wondering about his other stories; he hasn't had anything published since the 60s, so if he's been writing since then, he could have MOUNTAINS of novels and stories. On one hand, if he didn't want them published, that's fair enough, and it should be respected... but on the other, just imagine the treasure trove of literature that's there. I look forward to seeing how that turns out.

[Raidon Makoto]

Such a shame to see him go. Catcher in the Rye pretty much changed my life, and a quote from it is present in my signature (which is going to be misconstrued now...) so this sucks. I look forward to seeing his unpublished works published, though.

[Damien]

Johnny139 already reached into my mind and posted my comment. I'm upset, but now I'm lying in wait to see what may one day be published.

P.S. I'll add more. I find it strange that the week I get myself to write again is the week this author passes, someone who wrote a novel that sent undercurrents of inspiration into many of my own works. Salinger. What do you know?