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. Among his best-known works are Get Shorty, Out of Sight, Swag, Hombre, Mr. Majestyk, and Rum Punch (adapted as the film Jackie Brown). Leonard's writings include short stories that became the films 3:10 to Yuma and The Tall T, as well as the FX television series Justified.
Elmore Leonard
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埃爾莫爾·倫納德, Елмор Леонард, Elmore John Leonard, and 20 others
Elmore Leonard, Elmore Leonard, エルモア レナード, אלמור לנרד, Junior, ایلمور لینرڈ, 엘모어레너드, אלמור לנארד, ਏਲਮੋਰ ਲਿਓਨਾਰਦ, Леонард, المور لئونارد, Элмор Леонард, Dutch Leonard, Jr, Элмар Леанард, Елмор Ленард, Ėlmor Leonard, エルモア・レナード, "Dutch" Leonard, Elmore John Jr Leonard - Born:
- Oct. 11, 1925
- Died:
- Aug. 20, 2013
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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. Among his best-known works are Get Shorty, Out of Sight, Swag, Hombre, Mr. Majestyk, and Rum Punch (adapted as the film Jackie Brown). Leonard's writings include short stories that became the films 3:10 to Yuma and The Tall T, as well as the FX television series Justified.
Books by Elmore Leonard
Contrappasso Magazine, Issue 2
by Contrappasso Magazine, Elmore Leonard, Clive Sinclair, and 13 others
McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales
by Karen Joy Fowler, Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, and 15 others
