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J.D. Salinger Doesn't Want to Talk

199948mSarah Aspinall

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Famous recluse J. D. Salinger has hidden from the world since "The Catcher in the Rye" took the world by storm. Banned in schools, and horrifically inspiring the killing of John Lennon, the book had repercussions no one could have foreseen and which seemed to drive the author further into hiding.

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What is J.D. Salinger Doesn't Want to Talk (1999) about?

Famous recluse J. D. Salinger has hidden from the world since "The Catcher in the Rye" took the world by storm. Banned in schools, and horrifically inspiring the killing of John Lennon, the book had repercussions no one could have foreseen and which seemed to drive the author further into hiding.

Who stars in J.D. Salinger Doesn't Want to Talk?

J.D. Salinger Doesn't Want to Talk stars Jo Shinner (Narrator), Greg Herriges (Self), A. E. Hotchner (Self), Joyce Maynard (Self), J. D. Salinger (Self (archive footage)). The film was directed by Sarah Aspinall.

How long is J.D. Salinger Doesn't Want to Talk?

J.D. Salinger Doesn't Want to Talk has a runtime of 48 min and premiered in 1999.

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