Elmore Leonard
Born: 1925-10-11
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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
3:10 to Yuma
Jackie Brown
3:10 to Yuma
Be Cool
Out of Sight
Hombre
Get Shorty
Killshot
Joe Kidd
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Top Movie Credits
3:10 to Yuma
Short Story
Jackie Brown
Executive Producer
3:10 to Yuma
Short Story
Be Cool
Executive Producer
Out of Sight
Novel
Hombre
Novel
Get Shorty
Novel
Killshot
Novel
Joe Kidd
Writer
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)