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Elmore Leonard

Known for: Writing

Biography: 1925-10-11

Deathday: 2013-08-20 (87 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 48

Movies 42

Writer 37

TV Shows 6

self 3

Producer 2

Creator 1

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Elmore Leonard

Biography

Filmography

all 48

Movies 42

Writer 37

TV Shows 6

self 3

Producer 2

Creator 1

Justified: City Primeval (2023)

Elmore Leonard: "But Don't Try to Write" (2021)

Get Shorty (2017)

Life of Crime (2013)

The Arrangement (2013)

Freaky Deaky (2012)

Justified (2010)

Sparks (2009)

Killshot (2008)

The Tonto Woman (2008)

The 2007 Academy Award Nominated Short Films: Live Action (2008)

3:10 to Yuma (2007)

Be Cool (2005)

The Culture Show (2004)

The Big Bounce (2004)

Karen Sisco (2003)

Jackie Brown: How It Went Down (2002)

Out of Sight (1998)

Jackie Brown (1997)

Gold Coast (1997)

Pronto (1997)

Touch (1997)

Last Stand at Saber River (1997)

Get Shorty (1995)

Split Images (1992)

Border Shootout (1989)

Desperado: Badlands Justice (1989)

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (1989)

Cat Chaser (1989)

Glitz (1988)

Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge (1988)

The Return of Desperado (1988)

The Rosary Murders (1987)

Desperado (1987)

52 Pick-Up (1986)

Stick (1985)

The Ambassador (1985)

High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980)

Mr. Majestyk (1974)

Joe Kidd (1972)

Valdez Is Coming (1971)

The Moonshine War (1970)

The Big Bounce (1969)

Hombre (1967)

3:10 to Yuma (1957)

The Tall T (1957)

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)

Mr. Paradise

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Known ForWriting

GenderMale

Birthday1925-10-11

Deathday2013-08-20 (87 years old)

Birth NameElmore John Leonard Jr.

Birth PlaceNew Orleans, United States of America

ReligionCatholicism

CitizenshipsUnited States of America

ResidencesMichigan · Louisiana, United States of America

Also Known AsElmore John Leonard Jr.

AwardsHammett Prize, Cartier Diamond Dagger, Edgar Awards, Grand Prix de Littérature Policière, Owen Wister Award, Michigan Author Award, Martin Beck Award

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Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1925-10-11

Deathday
2013-08-20 (87 years old)

Birth Name
Elmore John Leonard Jr.

Birth Place
New Orleans, United States of America

Religion
Catholicism

Citizenships
United States of America

Residences
Michigan · Louisiana, United States of America

Also Known As
Elmore John Leonard Jr.

Awards
Hammett Prize, Cartier Diamond Dagger, Edgar Awards, Grand Prix de Littérature Policière, Owen Wister Award, Michigan Author Award, Martin Beck Award