Elmore Leonard

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1925-10-11

Deathday 2013-08-20 (87 years old)

Place of Birth New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Also Known As Elmore John Leonard Jr.

Elmore Leonard

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.

Known For

Writer

Mr. Paradise

as Book

2017
Get Shorty

as Novel

2013
Life of Crime

as Novel

2012
Freaky Deaky

as Novel

2010
Justified

as Story

2010
Justified

as Writer

2008
Killshot

as Novel

2008
2007
3:10 to Yuma

as Short Story

2005
Be Cool

as Novel

2004
2003
Karen Sisco

as Novel

2003
Karen Sisco

as Characters

1998
Out of Sight

as Novel

1997
Jackie Brown

as Novel

1997
Touch

as Novel

1997
Gold Coast

as Novel

1997
Pronto

as Novel

1995
Get Shorty

as Novel

1992
Split Images

as Novel

1989
1989
Cat Chaser

as Novel

1989
Cat Chaser

as Screenplay

1989
1988
Glitz

as Novel

1987
Desperado

as Writer

1987
The Rosary Murders

as Screenplay

1986
52 Pick-Up

as Screenplay

1986
52 Pick-Up

as Novel

1985
Stick

as Novel

1985
Stick

as Screenplay

1985
1974
Mr. Majestyk

as Writer

1972
Joe Kidd

as Writer

1971
1970
The Moonshine War

as Screenplay

1969
1967
Hombre

as Novel

1957
3:10 to Yuma

as Story

1957
The Tall T

as Story

Producer

2013
Life of Crime

as Executive Producer

2010
Justified

as Executive Producer

2008
Killshot

as Executive Producer

2005
Be Cool

as Executive Producer

1997
Jackie Brown

as Executive Producer

Actor