That was J. D. Salinger and that was Catcher in the Rye. [59] In 1961, Salinger denied Elia Kazan permission to direct a stage adaptation of Catcher for Broadway. [60] Later, Salinger's agents received bids for the Catcher film rights from Harvey Weinstein and Steven Spielberg, neither of which was even passed on to Salinger for consideration. [61] More @Wikipedia
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