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Elmore Leonard

Born
Oct 11, 1925 · Aged 87
Died
Aug 20, 2013
Place of birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
4
TV credits
1
Also known as (1)
  • Elmore John Leonard Jr.

Biography

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.