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name: "Elmore Leonard"
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roles: ["Novelist","Writer"]
born: "11 October 1925"
died: "20 August 2013"
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# Elmore Leonard

Novelist and writer. Born 11 October 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Died 20 August 2013.

## Details

- **Work:** Novelist, Writer
- **Born:** 11 October 1925, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- **Died:** 20 August 2013
- **Active:** 1995–2010
- **Also known as:** Elmore John Leonard Jr. 

## Biography

Elmore John Leonard Jr. (11 October 1925 – 20 August 2013) was an American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and grew up in Detroit, Michigan.

Leonard began his career writing Western novels and short stories in the 1950s, including works later adapted as the films *3:10 to Yuma* (1957) and *The Tall T* (1957). He later specialised in crime fiction.

His novels *Get Shorty* (1990), *Rum Punch* (1992) and *Out of Sight* (1996) were adapted into the films *Get Shorty* (1995), *Jackie Brown* (1997) and *Out of Sight* (1998). His short story 'Fire in the Hole' was the basis for the television series *Justified* (2010).

*Sources: britannica.com, imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Justified* (2010), Fi1m 87, Story, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/justified.md)
- *Out of Sight* (1998), Fi1m 86, Novel — [page](https://film.one/film/out-of-sight.md)
- *Jackie Brown* (1997), Fi1m 83, Novel — [page](https://film.one/film/jackie-brown.md)
- *Get Shorty* (1995), Fi1m 82, Novel — [page](https://film.one/film/get-shorty.md)

## Also known for

- *3:10 to Yuma* (2007), Short Story
- *Be Cool* (2005), Novel
- *Life of Crime* (2013), Novel
- *3:10 to Yuma* (1957), Short Story
- *Joe Kidd* (1972), Writer
- *Killshot* (2008), Novel
- *The Big Bounce* (2004), Novel
- *Hombre* (1967), Novel

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