Elmore Leonard
Born on 11 Oct 1925Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USADied on 20 Aug 2013
Known for: Writing
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.