Elmore Leonard
Known For: Writing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: October 11, 1925
Day of Death: August 20, 2013 (88 years old)
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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.