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JD Salinger's 'Catcher in the Rye'
by Gerry Shannon
Author says, in this scenario, Gerry Shannon explores an alternative version of JD Salinger's famous Catcher in the Rye.
In 1949, the feature film My
Foolish Heart is released, starring Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward.
My Foolish Heart
However, nearly four decades later he surprisingly relents to an adapation of his most famous work, the novel The Catcher In The Rye, which sees release in 1988, starring John Cusack as teenage anti-hero Holden Caulfield.
Author says, As in real life, My Foolish Heart begins author Salinger's disillusionment with Hollywood.
In 1951, the novel, The
Catcher In The Rye, is released.
Book Release
The novel becomes rather infamous for it's use of profanity and depiction of sexuality and teenage angst, and continues to be banned in high schools across America to this day. A film adaptation by filmmaker John Hughes, and starring John Cusack as Holden, is released in 1988.
Author says, In this scenario, the infamy of Catcher follows as in real life - which is only heightened upon the release of the film adaptation in the late 80s.
In 1987, Hollywood is stunned
when Paramount Pictures announces that the adaptation of JD Salinger's famous
novel, The Catcher In The Rye, is currently in pre-production.
Movie announced
There have been attempts to film the controversial novel down through the intervening decades since it's release in 1951 - but Salinger had previously swore off allowing any filmed adaptations of his writings following the release of the 1949 film. My Foolish Heart, a botched adaptation of a short story of Salinger's. Members of the world press attempt to contact Salinger's agent or the famously reclusive author at his hideaway in New Hampshire for the reason for his surprising change of mind, but they are unsuccessful.
Author says, The Catcher movie is announced, but author Salinger reason's for allowing it are unknown... at least at this point.
In 1992, in what is his first published work in nearly thirty years, author JD Salinger (pictured) releases the long-awaited sequel to The Catcher In The Rye, entitled... Holden Meets Hollywood. (The title is seen by many as a sarcastic play on the titles of the old Abbot and Costello series of films).
J.D. Salinger publishes Holden Meets Hollywood by Gerry Shannon
Author says, In this scenario, Salinger's reasoning for allowing the Catcher movie are at last revealed (thought you can never tell with the engimatic author) - and a real-life rumoured short story collection is published a few years after.
Steve Payne Editor of Today in Alternate History, a Daily Updating Blog of Important Events In History That Never Occurred Today. Imagine what would be, if history had occurred a bit differently. Who says it didn't, somewhere? These fictional news items explore that possibility. Possibilities such as America becoming a Marxist superpower, aliens influencing human history in the 18th century and Teddy Roosevelt winning his 3rd term as president abound in this interesting fictional blog.
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