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Elmore Leonard
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American novelist and screenwriter (1925–2013)
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Elmore John Leonard Jr. was an American screenwriter, writer, novelist, and film producer. Born in New Orleans on October 11, 1925, he served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was educated at the University of Detroit Mercy and resided in Michigan and Louisiana. His literary output included works in the detective fiction and Western genres, with his career beginning in 1953.
Leonard’s notable works include *Rum Punch*, *McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales*, *Friḳi Diḳi*, *Maḳsimum Bob*, *Naked Came the Manatee*, and *The 50 Greatest Mysteries of All Time*. He was influenced by Ernest Hemingway and identified with Catholicism. His writing earned him the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel, the Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation, the Hammett Prize, and the Cartier Diamond Dagger. He was also nominated for the Hammett Prize.
Leonard died of a stroke in Detroit on August 20, 2013. His death was attributed to natural causes.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 11 October 1925
- Died
- 20 August 2013
- Works
- 165
Top works
- McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales
- Friḳi Diḳi
- Maḳsimum Bob
- Naked Came the Manatee
- The 50 Greatest Mysteries of All Time
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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
- Elmore Leonard: "But Don't Try to Write" — Self (archive footage)2021
- Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend — Self (archive footage)2021
- The Culture Show — Self2004
- Jackie Brown: How It Went Down — Self2002
- Inside 'Out of Sight' — Self1998
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Elmore John Leonard Jr. , ( 1925-10-11 ) October 11, 1925, New Orleans , Louisiana, U.S.
- Died
- August 20, 2013 (2013-08-20) (aged 87), Bloomfield Hills, Michigan , U.S.
- Occupation
- Writer
- Alma mater
- University of Detroit
- Genre
- Pulp fiction Westerns Crime fiction
- Spouse
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- Children
- 5, including Peter
- Relatives
- Megan Freels Johnston (granddaughter)
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch
- United States Navy
- Service years
- 1943–1946
- Rank
- Petty officer third class
- Unit
- Seabees
- Conflicts
- World War II
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Place of death
- Detroit
- Occupation
- prose writer
- Educated at
- University of Detroit Mercy
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Genre
- Western
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Official website
- www.elmoreleonard.com
- Image
- Elmore Leonard.jpg
- Residence
- Louisiana
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- date of birth
- 1925-10-11
- date of death
- 2013-08-20
- Commons category
- Elmore Leonard
- cause of death
- stroke
- topic's main category
- Category:Elmore Leonard
- birth name
- Elmore John Leonard Jr.
- manner of death
- natural causes
- influenced by
- Ernest Hemingway
- nominated for
- Hammett Prize
- start of work period
- 1953-00-00
- name in native language
- Elmore Leonard
- pseudonym
- «Голландец»
- social media followers
- 9720
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Encyclopedic overview
Elmore John Leonard Jr. (October 11, 1925 – August 20, 2013) was an American novelist, short story author and screenwriter. He was, according to British journalist Anthony Lane, "hailed as one of the best crime writers in the land". 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 Hombre, Swag, City Primeval, LaBrava, Glitz, Freaky Deaky, Get Shorty, Rum Punch, Out of Sight and Tishomingo Blues.
Leonard's short story "Three-Ten to Yuma" was adapted as the film 3:10 to Yuma, which was remade in 2007. Rum Punch was adapted as the Quentin Tarantino film Jackie Brown (1997). Steven Soderbergh adapted Out of Sight in 1998 into a film of the same name. Get Shorty was adapted into an eponymous film in 1995 and in 2017 it was adapted into a television series of the same name. His writings were also the basis for The Tall T, as well as the FX television series Justified and Justified: City Primeval. Among other honors, he won the 2009 Pen Lifetime Award and the 2012 Medal For Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
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