Final Credits
Salinger died suddenly in 1962, under disputed circumstances. The Internet Movie Database states that he had a heart attack in his sleep, but it is claimed that Salinger committed suicide. He lost his home in the 1961 Bel Air brushfires, which police believe may have contributed to his despondency.
The last film that he worked on was Billy Rose's Jumbo, released in 1962. It was not a big success, either critically or commercially. The film was based on a not too successful 1935 Rodgers and Hart stage musical, although the show did produce two hits, "My Romance" and "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World".
Salinger also composed original music for film and television. Among the film scores he wrote was the one for Lonelyhearts, and among the TV scores he worked on were those for the series Wagon Train and Bachelor Father.
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