Elmore Leonard

Gender: Male

Birthday: 1925-10-11 - 2013-08-20

Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Also Known As: Elmore John Leonard Jr.

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.