Elmore Leonard
Writer
Born: October 11, 1925 (87 years old)
Died: August 20, 2013
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Biography
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.
Filmography (36)
- Jackie Brown: How It Went Down (2002, ★ 7.7)
- Jackie Brown (1997, ★ 7.4)
- Justified (2010, ★ 8)
- Out of Sight (1998, ★ 6.7)
- Get Shorty (1995, ★ 6.5)
- Hombre (1967, ★ 7.1)
- The Tall T (1957, ★ 7)
- Joe Kidd (1972, ★ 6.4)
- Last Stand at Saber River (1997, ★ 6.4)
- Valdez Is Coming (1971, ★ 6.3)
- Mr. Majestyk (1974, ★ 6.8)
- 3:10 to Yuma (2007, ★ 7.2)
- 3:10 to Yuma (1957, ★ 7.3)
- Get Shorty (2017, ★ 7.1)
- Karen Sisco (2003, ★ 7.1)
- Justified: City Primeval (2023, ★ 6.9)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951, ★ 7.2)
- Be Cool (2005, ★ 5.5)
- Stick (1985, ★ 5.4)
- 52 Pick-Up (1986, ★ 6)
- The Big Bounce (2004, ★ 5)
- Touch (1997, ★ 5.7)
- Killshot (2008, ★ 5.8)
- The Moonshine War (1970, ★ 5.7)
- Life of Crime (2013, ★ 5.7)
- Gold Coast (1997, ★ 5.8)
- High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980, ★ 4.7)
- The Rosary Murders (1987, ★ 5.6)
- Border Shootout (1989, ★ 4.6)
- Cat Chaser (1989, ★ 5)