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.
Known For
Jackie Brown
(1997)
Novel
Hombre
(1967)
Novel
3:10 to Yuma
(2007)
Short Story
Be Cool
(2005)
Novel
Get Shorty
(1995)
Novel
Life of Crime
(2013)
Novel
Joe Kidd
(1972)
Writer
Out of Sight
(1998)
Novel
3:10 to Yuma
(1957)
Story
Mr. Majestyk
(1974)
Writer
The Big Bounce
(2004)
Novel
Killshot
(2008)
Novel
Freaky Deaky
(2012)
Novel
Valdez Is Coming
(1971)
Novel
Cat Chaser
(1989)
Screenplay and Novel
52 Pick-Up
(1986)
Screenplay and Novel
Full Filmography
Writing
The Tall T
(1957)
Story
3:10 to Yuma
(1957)
Story
Hombre
(1967)
Novel
The Big Bounce
(1969)
Novel
The Moonshine War
(1970)
Screenplay
Valdez Is Coming
(1971)
Novel
Joe Kidd
(1972)
Writer
Mr. Majestyk
(1974)
Writer
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
(1980)
Writer
Stick
(1985)
Novel and Screenplay
The Ambassador
(1985)
Novel
52 Pick-Up
(1986)
Screenplay and Novel
Desperado
(1987)
Writer
The Rosary Murders
(1987)
Screenplay
Glitz
(1988)
Novel
Border Shootout
(1989)
Novel
Desperado: Badlands Justice
(1989)
Characters
Cat Chaser
(1989)
Screenplay and Novel
Split Images
(1992)
Novel
Get Shorty
(1995)
Novel
Gold Coast
(1997)
Novel
Last Stand at Saber River
(1997)
Novel
Touch
(1997)
Novel
Pronto
(1997)
Novel
Jackie Brown
(1997)
Novel
Out of Sight
(1998)
Novel
The Big Bounce
(2004)
Novel
Be Cool
(2005)
Novel
3:10 to Yuma
(2007)
Short Story
Killshot
(2008)
Novel
The Tonto Woman
(2008)
Story
Freaky Deaky
(2012)
Novel
Life of Crime
(2013)
Novel
Acting
Crew
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
(1988)
Creator
The Return of Desperado
(1988)
Creator
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
(1989)
Creator
Production