Elmore Leonard sold tens of millions of copies of his novels. Among film adaptations of his work are "Jackie Brown" (starring Pam Grier, directed by Quentin Tarantino) which is a "homage to the author’s trademark rhythm and pace"; "Get Shorty" (1995, John Travolta and Gene Hackman); "Out of Sight" (1998, George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, directed by Steven Soderbergh) and the television series Justified. Leonards novels were almost 30 times templates for movies, but for some critics his special style only works in a book. He married Beverly Clare Cline in 1949, and they had five children together—three daughters and two sons—before
Quentin Tarantino Dana Ashbrook and Corinne Bohrer, with a voice-only cameo from Tarantino. It won a short film award at the Venice Film Festival. He had a cameo appearance in "Sleep With Me", an American comedy-drama film starring Meg Tilly, Eric Stoltz and Craig Sheffer. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. He also played the role of a bartender in "Somebody to Love" directed by Alexandre Rockwell. It entered the competition at the 51st Venice International Film Festival. In 1995, he appeared as Desmond in one episode of "All-American Girl." Shortly after,