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Elmore Leonard(1925-2013)

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Elmore Leonard was born on 11 October 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Out of Sight (1998), Get Shorty (1995) and Justified (2010). He was previously married to Christine Kent, Joan Shepard and Beverly Claire Cline. He died on 20 August 2013 in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, USA.
BornOctober 11, 1925
DiedAugust 20, 2013(87)
BornOctober 11, 1925
DiedAugust 20, 2013(87)
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Known for

George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez in Out of Sight (1998)
Out of Sight
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1998
John Travolta, Danny DeVito, Gene Hackman, and Rene Russo in Get Shorty (1995)
Get Shorty
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1995
Timothy Olyphant in Justified (2010)
Justified
8.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson, Bridget Fonda, Pam Grier, Michael Keaton, and Robert Forster in Jackie Brown (1997)
Jackie Brown
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1997

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  • The Trespassers
    • In Development
  • Justified: City Primeval
    • Post-production
  • Bandits
    • In Production
  • Ray Romano and Chris O'Dowd in Get Shorty (2017)
    Get Shorty
  • Timothy Olyphant in Justified (2010)
    Justified
    • ...
  • Bryan Greenberg and Stephanie Sigman in The Arrangement (2013)
    The Arrangement
  • Jennifer Aniston, Tim Robbins, Yasiin Bey, Isla Fisher, Will Forte, and John Hawkes in Life of Crime (2013)
    Life of Crime
  • Freaky Deaky (2012)
    Freaky Deaky
  • Sparks (2009)
    Sparks
  • Diane Lane and Mickey Rourke in Killshot (2008)
    Killshot
  • The Tonto Woman (2008)
    The Tonto Woman
  • The 2007 Academy Award Nominated Short Films: Live Action (2008)
    The 2007 Academy Award Nominated Short Films: Live Action
  • Russell Crowe and Christian Bale in 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
    3:10 to Yuma
  • Harvey Keitel, Uma Thurman, John Travolta, Danny DeVito, Debi Mazar, Vince Vaughn, André 3000, Cedric the Entertainer, Dwayne Johnson, Christina Milian, and Steven Tyler in Be Cool (2005)
    Be Cool
  • Carla Gugino in Karen Sisco (2003)
    Karen Sisco
  • Morgan Freeman, Charlie Sheen, Gary Sinise, Vinnie Jones, Owen Wilson, and Sara Foster in The Big Bounce (2004)
    The Big Bounce
  • Beau Bridges, RaéVen Kelly, Sam Robards, Liz Vassey, and Kiersten Warren in Maximum Bob (1998)
    Maximum Bob
  • George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez in Out of Sight (1998)
    Out of Sight

Producer

  • Timothy Olyphant in Justified (2010)
    Justified
  • Justified: Sneak Peek
  • Jennifer Aniston, Tim Robbins, Yasiin Bey, Isla Fisher, Will Forte, and John Hawkes in Life of Crime (2013)
    Life of Crime
  • Diane Lane and Mickey Rourke in Killshot (2008)
    Killshot
  • Harvey Keitel, Uma Thurman, John Travolta, Danny DeVito, Debi Mazar, Vince Vaughn, André 3000, Cedric the Entertainer, Dwayne Johnson, Christina Milian, and Steven Tyler in Be Cool (2005)
    Be Cool
  • Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson, Bridget Fonda, Pam Grier, Michael Keaton, and Robert Forster in Jackie Brown (1997)
    Jackie Brown

Additional Crew

  • Carla Gugino in Karen Sisco (2003)
    Karen Sisco
  • Beau Bridges, RaéVen Kelly, Sam Robards, Liz Vassey, and Kiersten Warren in Maximum Bob (1998)
    Maximum Bob
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    • Elmore Leonard
    • October 11, 1925
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • August 20, 2013
    • Bloomfield Township, Michigan, USA(complications from a stroke)
    • August 19, 1993 - August 20, 2013 (his death)
  • Other works
    Wrote, played self, in filmed essay in final episode of short-form writers' series "Byline Showtime" for Showtime cable network. Directed, photographed by John Heller. Produced by Marc Wallace. Featured appearance by Paul Lazar.
  • Publicity listings
    • 8 Interviews
    • 14 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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    His "10 Rules of Writing" have attained near gospel status for both established and aspiring writers alike: 1. Never open a book with weather. 2. Avoid prologues. 3. Never use a verb other than "said" to carry dialogue. 4. Never use an adverb to modify the verb "said", he admonished gravely. 5. Keep your exclamation points under control. You are allowed no more than two or three per 100,000 words of prose. 6. Never use the words "suddenly" or "all hell broke loose." 7. Use regional dialect, patois, sparingly. 8. Avoid detailed descriptions of characters. 9. Don't go into great detail describing places and things. 10. Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip.
  • Quotes
    I try to leave out the parts readers skip.
    • Major characters in his novels tend to have a checkered past. Their criminal tendencies gives Leonard the option of having his central figures tap into negative or positive traits for surprising end twist.
    • Hombre
      (1967)
      $10,000

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