Can you deduce the recluse?

Happy Sunday! More than half of Tightrope players missed this week's brainbuster, which asked about a certain reclusive author and his childhood foray into acting. As this author grew up, he came to famously despise Hollywood. He allowed his short story “Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut” to be adapted into a movie but was so disappointed with the result, titled My Foolish Heart, that he never again gave permission for his works to be adapted for the big screen. Here is your second chance to deduce the recluse: At age 11 which author was voted the most popular actor at his summer camp, though later in life he famously became a recluse? James Baldwin F. Scott Fitzgerald Ernest Hemingway J.D. Salinger Check below for the answer, and if you are interested in literary big-screen adaptations, check out this quiz!

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May 17, 2026

Happy Sunday! More than half of Tightrope players missed this week's brainbuster, which asked about a certain reclusive author and his childhood foray into acting.

As this author grew up, he came to famously despise Hollywood. He allowed his short story “Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut” to be adapted into a movie but was so disappointed with the result, titled My Foolish Heart, that he never again gave permission for his works to be adapted for the big screen.

Here is your second chance to deduce the recluse:

At age 11 which author was voted the most popular actor at his summer camp, though later in life he famously became a recluse?

James Baldwin

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Ernest Hemingway

J.D. Salinger

Check below for the answer, and if you are interested in literary big-screen adaptations, check out this quiz!