While J. D. Salinger was a writer, what profession did Vachel Lindsay hold?
J. D. Salinger Jerome David Salinger ( ; January 1, 1919 January 27, 2010) was an American writer who is known for his widely-read novel "The Catcher in the Rye". Following his early success publishing short stories and "The Catcher in the Rye", Salinger led a very private life for more than a half-century. He published his final original work in 1965 and gave his last interview in 1980.
Wythe Leigh Kinsolving Wythe Leigh Kinsolving (November 14, 1878 – December, 1964) was an American Episcopal priest, writer, poet, Democratic Party political advocate, sometime pacifist, and anti-Communist. He wrote nine books and dozens of letters and op-ed essays for the "New York Times", the "Washington Post", and regional papers. He gave an invocation for a national audience at the 1924 Democratic National Convention. Prior to the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941, he strongly opposed going to war against Nazi Germany.