Birth of Jerome David Salinger
Birth of Jerome David Salinger
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Jerome David Salinger Biography and Timeline
Follow Jerome David Salinger through 9 dated historical records for United States of America.
Jerome David Salinger, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
9Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1920–2010Years on this page
1920
1938
Exile of Jerome David Salinger
Leaves Austria only a month or so before it was annexed by Nazi Germany
1939
Education
Attends a Columbia University evening writing class taught by Whit Burnett, longtime editor of Story magazine
1948
A Perfect Day for Bananafish
Submits a short story titled "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" to The New Yorker
1953
Bananafish
Publishes a collection of seven stories from The New Yorker ("Bananafish" among them). Fed up with publishing and the public, buys a house at Cornish, New Hampshire, and retreats into a seclusion that was to last for the rest of his life
1954
Marriage
Marries Claire Douglas, aged 19, when he was 35
1961
Franny and Zooey
Publication of "Franny and Zooey"
1963
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour
Publication of " Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour"
2010
Death of Jerome David Salinger
Death of Jerome David Salinger
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.