Elmore Leonard is an American writer. He is primarily an author of fiction but has several screen writing credits. Film adaptations of his work include Get Shorty, Out of Sight, and Jackie Brown.
Biography[]
Elmore John Leonard Jr. (born October 11, 1925), better known as Elmore Leonard, is an American novelist and screenwriter. His earliest published novels in the 1950s were westerns, but Leonard went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into motion pictures.
Among his best-known works are Get Shorty, Out of Sight, Hombre, Mr. Majestyk and Rum Punch, which was filmed as Jackie Brown. Leonard's short stories include ones that became the films 3:10 to Yuma and The Tall T.
On August 20, 2013, Leonard died from complications following a stroke.
Stories[]
Year | Story | Film Adaptation |
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1953 | Three-Ten to Yuma | 1957 - 3:10 to Yuma 2007 - 3:10 to Yuma |
1955 | The Captives | 1957 - The Tall T |
Screenplays[]
Year | Title | Director | Co-writers |
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1970 | The Moonshine War | Richard Quine | |
1972 | Joe Kidd | John Sturges | |
1974 | Mr. Majestyk | Richard Fleischer | |
1980 | High Noon, Part II (TV) | Jerry Jameson | |
1985 | Stick | Burt Reynolds | Joseph Stinson |
1986 | 52 Pick-Up | John Frankenheimer | John Steppling |
1987 | The Rosary Murders | Fred Walton | William X. Kienzle & Fred Walton |
Desperado (TV series) | Virgil W. Vogel | ||
1989 | Cat Chaser | Abel Ferrara | James Borelli |