J.D. Salinger worked in public relations, briefly

You probably know that the author of classics like The Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zooey  has died . But did you know Salinger worked as a PR professional, briefly? He apparently performed this job for the Army, briefly, in 1942, before he joined a counter-intelligence unit. So there you go.

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