In addition to The Catcher in the Rye (1951), Salinger has published, in book form, a well-received collection, Nine Stories (1953); Franny and Zooey (1961) as companion pieces; and two related Glass stories, Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, and Seymour: An Introduction (1963). An unauthorized edition, The Complete Uncollected Short Stories of J.D. Salinger, appeared in two volumes between 1967 and 1974.
In 1950, Samuel Goldwyn Studio released a motion picture, My Foolish Heart, based on "Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut" (published in the New Yorker in 1948). Although the film received generally favorable reviews, Salinger reportedly was so upset by the distortion of his theme that he vowed never to allow Hollywood to get hold of another piece of his work.
