Salinger loved privacy, but 'Catcher' author could break silence from the grave March 8, 2010 — -- Anthony Herman, who teaches English at Valley Forge Military Academy-- the same boarding ...

Author J.D. Salinger, who wrote "Catcher in the Rye" has died at age 91. The author's son, through Salinger's literary agent, said Salinger died at his home in New Hampshire of natural causes.