Elmore Leonard

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American novelist and screenwriter (1925-2013)

United States WritersLived 1925 to 2013 · aged 87

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Elmore John Leonard Jr. was an American novelist, short story author and screenwriter. He was, according to British journalist Anthony Lane, "hailed as one of the best crime writers in the land".

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2009Owen Wister Award

2006Cartier Diamond Dagger

1996Michigan Author Award

1992The Grand Master

1991Hammett Prize

1986Grand Prix de Littérature Policière

1985Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation

1984Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel

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Steve JonesAlso in The Big Bounce (2004)

Charlene TiltonAlso in Border Shootout (1989)

Raymond CruzAlso in Last Stand at Saber River (1997)

Richard FleischerAlso in Mr. Majestyk (1974)

Fabio TestiAlso in The Ambassador (1985)

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Elmore John Leonard Jr. was an American novelist, short story author and screenwriter. He was, according to British journalist Anthony Lane, "hailed as one of the best crime writers in the land". 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. Among his best-known works are Hombre, Swag, City Primeval, LaBrava, Glitz, Freaky Deaky, Get Shorty, Rum Punch, Out of Sight and Tishomingo Blues.

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