D. B. Caulfield

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character in a novel fictional character literary character

D. B. Caulfield is Holden Caulfield’s older brother, a once-serious writer who has become a successful but, in Holden’s view, compromised Hollywood screenwriter in J. D. Salinger’s novel "The Catcher in the Rye."

Aliases (1)

Mr. Caulfield ×1

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	character in a novel → fictional character → literary character →
appearsIn	The Catcher in the Rye →
birthOrder	older brother of Holden Caulfield →
characterTrait	financially successful → talented writer →
createdBy	J. D. Salinger →
describedBy	Holden Caulfield as a prostitute for Hollywood →
familyName	Caulfield →
firstPublicationAppearance	The Catcher in the Rye (1951) →
formerOccupation	short story writer →
genreOfWorkAssociated	literary fiction → screenwriting →
givenName	D. B. →
hasDeceasedSibling	Allie Caulfield →
hasSibling	Holden Caulfield → Phoebe Caulfield →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
mediumOfAppearance	novel →
nationality	American →
notableWorkInUniverse	short story collection about war →
occupation	screenwriter → writer →
relationshipToProtagonist	older brother and role model →
residence	California → Hollywood →
setInFictionalUniverse	The Catcher in the Rye universe →
viewedByHoldenAs	artistically compromised →
workLocation	Hollywood film industry →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Allie Caulfield → Phoebe Caulfield ("Mr. Caulfield") → Phoebe Caulfield →	relative
The Catcher in the Rye →	character
Holden Caulfield →	familyMember
Holden Caulfield →	sibling