Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Born
October 11, 1925
Died
August 20, 2013 (age 87)
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Also Known As
Elmore John Leonard Jr.
Elmore Leonard
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.
