Elmore Leonard
Writing

Elmore Leonard

Born 11 October 1925 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA · Died 20 August 2013

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.

Known for

Jackie Brown
Out of Sight
Get Shorty
Be Cool
Justified
Life of Crime
Joe Kidd
Killshot
The Big Bounce
Hombre
Mr. Majestyk
52 Pick-Up
Life of Crime
Freaky Deaky
Killshot
The Tonto Woman
Be Cool
The Big Bounce
Out of Sight
Jackie Brown
Touch
Last Stand at Saber River
Gold Coast
Pronto
Get Shorty
Split Images
Border Shootout
Cat Chaser
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Glitz
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
The Return of Desperado
Desperado
The Rosary Murders
52 Pick-Up
Stick
The Ambassador
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
Mr. Majestyk
Joe Kidd
Valdez Is Coming
The Moonshine War
The Big Bounce
Hombre
The Tall T
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