Rebel in the Rye (2017) on Netflix
PG-1320171h 46mBiographyDramaRomance
Jerry Salinger is a young American author. Whit Burnett, a lecturer and the editor of Story magazine, becomes his mentor. Oona O'Neill, a playwright's daughter, becomes his romantic partner.
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Plot summary
The story of Jerry Salinger's youth plays out in the era of World War II. Whit Burnett, a lecturer at Columbia University and the editor of Story magazine, becomes his mentor, and Dorothy Olding becomes the agent who supports him through his career. His parents are Sol Salinger and Miriam Salinger. He falls in love with Oona O'Neill, the daughter of the playwright Eugene O'Neill.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Rebel in the Rye (2017)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Danny Strong bought the rights to Kenneth Slawenski's J. D. Salinger biography with his own money and adapted the script himself for his directorial debut, originally titled Salinger's War.
