Elmore Leonard
Known for writing · Born 11 October 1925 · Died 20 August 2013 · aged 87 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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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.
Known for
3:10 to Yuma
2007
Justified
2010
3:10 to Yuma
1957
Joe Kidd
1972
Mr. Majestyk
1974
Jackie Brown
1997
52 Pick-Up
1986
The Tall T
1957
Stick
1985
Be Cool
2005
Cat Chaser
1989
The Rosary Murders
1987
Acting (5)
2021Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood LegendSelf (archive footage)Film
2021Elmore Leonard: "But Don't Try to Write"Self (archive footage)Film
2004The Culture ShowSelfSeries
2002Jackie Brown: How It Went DownSelfFilm
1998Inside 'Out of Sight'SelfFilm
Crew (3)
1989Desperado: The Outlaw WarsCreatorFilm
1988The Return of DesperadoCreatorFilm
1988Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's RidgeCreatorFilm
Production (1)
2008KillshotExecutive Producer, NovelFilm
Writing (39)
2023Justified: City PrimevalBookSeries
2017Get ShortyNovelSeries
2013Life of CrimeNovel, Executive ProducerFilm
2012Freaky DeakyNovelFilm
2010JustifiedStory, Executive Producer, WriterSeries
2008The Tonto WomanStoryFilm
20073:10 to YumaShort StoryFilm
2005Be CoolNovel, Executive ProducerFilm
2004The Big BounceNovelFilm
2003Karen SiscoNovel, CharactersSeries
1998Out of SightNovelFilm
1997Jackie BrownNovel, Executive ProducerFilm
1997TouchNovelFilm
1997Last Stand at Saber RiverNovelFilm
1997Gold CoastNovelFilm
1997ProntoNovelFilm
1995Get ShortyNovelFilm
1992Split ImagesNovelFilm
1989Cat ChaserNovel, ScreenplayFilm
1989Border ShootoutNovelFilm
1989Desperado: Badlands JusticeCharactersFilm
1988GlitzNovelFilm
1988Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's RidgeWriterFilm
1987The Rosary MurdersScreenplayFilm
1987DesperadoWriterFilm
198652 Pick-UpNovel, ScreenplayFilm
1985StickNovel, ScreenplayFilm
1985The AmbassadorNovelFilm
1980High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will KaneWriterFilm
1974Mr. MajestykWriterFilm
1972Joe KiddWriterFilm
1971Valdez Is ComingNovelFilm
1970The Moonshine WarScreenplayFilm
1969The Big BounceNovelFilm
1967HombreNovelFilm
19573:10 to YumaShort StoryFilm
1957The Tall TStory, Novel, Short StoryFilm
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsStorySeries
—Mr. ParadiseBookFilm