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Elmore John Leonard Jr. (October 11, 1925 – August 20, 2013) was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. His earliest novels, published in the 1950s, were Westerns, but he went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into motion pictures.
Aug 16, 2024 · Elmore Leonard, American author of popular crime novels known for his clean prose style, uncanny ear for realistic dialogue, effective use of violence, unforced satiric wit, and colorful characters. Among his notable works are Fifty-two Pickup, Get Shorty, Rum Punch, and Out of Sight.
Aug 20, 2013 · Elmore Leonard. Born. in New Orleans, Louisiana, The United States. October 11, 1925. Died. August 20, 2013. Website. http://www.elmoreleonard.com/ Genre. Mystery & Thrillers, Western. edit data. Elmore John Leonard lived in Dallas, Oklahoma City and Memphis before settling in Detroit in 1935.
Aug 21, 2013 · He was the most influential, widely imitated crime writer of his era, and his career was a long one: more than 60 years. After he had worked in advertising long enough to learn to appreciate...
Elmore Leonard was born on 11 October 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Out of Sight (1998), Justified (2010) and Get Shorty (1995). He was married to Christine Kent, Joan Shepard and Beverly Claire Cline.
Aug 21, 2013 · Elmore Leonard, the prolific crime novelist whose louche characters, deadpan dialogue and immaculate prose style in novels like “ Get Shorty,” “ Freaky Deaky ” and “Glitz” established him as a...
Aug 24, 2013 · NPR's Scott Simon remembers Elmore Leonard as a writer who found "putting pretty clothes on hard, direct words" contemptible, and loathed what's typically known as literature.
Aug 20, 2013 · When revered writer Elmore Leonard died Tuesday due to complications from a stroke, he left behind not just family and loved ones, but a large community of readers who treasured the works in his vast oeuvre of thrillers, crime novels and Westerns.
Aug 20, 2013 · Elmore Leonard. The first rule in Elmore Leonard ‘s ten rules of writing is “Never open a book with the weather.” It could never be a “dark and stormy night” in Leonard’s universe. Instead, he opened his novels with nonchalant statements of character-driven fact.
Aug 20, 2013 · Leonard, who died Tuesday at age 87, helped achieve for crime writing what King did for horror and Ray Bradbury for science fiction. He made it hip, and he made it respectable. When the public flocked to watch John Travolta in the movie version of “Get Shorty” in 1995, its author became the darling of Hollywood’s hottest young directors.
