News Story #5

Controversial writer J. D. Salinger, 95, dies.

It shocked people all over the world.

By "BIG HANDS"

Jerome David Salinger, controversial writer, died Monday morning at St. Olav Hospital because of heart attack.

Salinger, 95, was taken by his friend to the St. Olav’s Hospital, after suddenly fall. He died at 06:39 a.m., the doctor said.

Salinger had a very long history of heart problems. He had 3 attacks in one year. After third, he died.

J. D. Salinger’s long career started in secondary school after he wrote his first short story. He was writing and publishing his stories from 1940 to 1965.

Then he went to the Valley Forge Military Academy. Afterwards he went into Army. He spent there 4 years.

He went out from army and he decided to marry. Firstly he married with Joyce Maynard. They were arguing so they decided to divorce. Finally he married with his second wife, Claire Douglas, at age of 36.

Then he wrote very controversial novel “The Cather in the Rye”. It was about rebel and conflict between adults and teenagers.

Salinger decided to leave U.S.A and he moved out to Scotland. He wanted to live in Glasgow, because he was football fan of Celtic Glasgow. He just loved it.

After that he went on his first football match. It was against Glasgow Rangers. He was very excited.

It was 80th minute of a match. Rangers scored. He was angry but on the other hand he was patient. Then there was 89th minute of that match, Celtic scored.

He was very happy. After that Artur Boruc, polish goalkeeper made tackle, but he missed the ball. The arbiter showed on the penalty area. He gave him the yellow card. Celtic’s fans were sad. They started to pray. Then arbiter blew, Ranger’s player ran, Celtic’s fans closed eyes, but Boruc caught ball, fans were happy that they will draw. But Boruc saw that opponent’s goalkeeper is in the middle of a football area, so he decided to kick ball as hard as he can. He scored. Salinger was so happy and he got heart attack.

Next heart attack was because of that Celtic won The Champions League.

There wasn’t reason that he got third heart attack.

He spent his last moments with his best friends.

A lot of people, from about 34 countries, wrote letters to his daughter about that bad event. They were very sad that they will not read Salinger’s new story. People decided to buy “The Cather in the Rye” to remember his best novel and his name.