Elmore Leonard
Born
October 11, 1925
Died
August 20, 2013 (87 years old)
Known For
Writing
Place of Birth
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.
