简介：AmericanMasterslaunchesits28thseasonwiththeseries'200thepisode:theexclusivedirector'scutofShaneSalerno'sdocumentary,Salinger,with15minutesofnewmaterialnotseenintheaters. Featuringnever-before-seenphotographs,personalstoriesandmomentsfromJ.D.Salinger's(Jan.1,1919-Jan.27,2010)lifeandharrowingserviceinWorldWarII,Salerno'snewdirector'scutexpandshisintimateportraitoftheenigmaticauthorofTheCatcherintheRye.AmericanMasterswasthefirsttocloseadealwithSalernoforSalinger,securingtheexclusivedomestictelevisionrightstothedocumentaryinJanuary2013.Anofficialselectionofthe2013TorontoInternationalFilmFestivalandTellurideFilmFestival,thefilmmadefrontpagenewsallovertheworldwithitsrevelations.AssociatedPresscalledtheresearchyieldedduringSalerno's10-yearinvestigation"unprecedented"and"thoroughlydocumented." Salerno's10-yearjourneyculminatesinthefirstworktogetbeyondtheauthor'simpenetrablewallofprivacyandseclusion.Whiletherehavebeenover100academicbooksexaminingSalinger'sworkinexhaustivedetail,thestorythatnoonehaduncoveredwasthatofSalinger'sremarkablelife.Salernoovercameconsiderableobstaclestodothisandpresentthematerialasadocumentaryfilm.Salingerneversatforaformalinterviewduringhislife,andtherewerenovideooraudiorecordingsofhimandveryfewphotographs.Additionally,legalrestrictionsspecificallypreventedSalernofromquotingvirtuallyanyofSalinger'sworkoncameraorfromhavinganyonereadorperformanyofSalinger'swork.Regardless,AmericanMasters:Salingershowsinvividdetailtheconnectionsbetweentheauthor'slifeandwork,andthepeopleandeventsthatinspiredhismostcelebratedfiction.…