Elmore Leonard Elmore Leonard Elmore John Leonard Jr. (October 11, 1925August 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. Among his best-known works are "Get Shorty", "Out of Sight", "Swag", "Hombre", "Mr. Majestyk", and "Rum Punch" (adapted as the movie "Jackie Brown"). Leonard's writings include short stories that became the films "3:10 to Yuma" and "The Tall T", as well as the FX television series "Justified". Leonard was born
Elmore Leonard (1984), starring Robert Mitchum and, two years later, under its original title starring Roy Scheider. Leonard has also written several screenplays based on his novels, plus original screenplays such as "Joe Kidd" (1972). The film "Hombre" (1967), starring Paul Newman, was an adaptation of Leonard's 1961 novel of the same name. His short story "Three-Ten to Yuma" (March 1953) and novels "The Big Bounce" (1969) and "52 Pick-Up" have each been filmed twice. Other novels filmed include: Quentin Tarantino has optioned the right to adapt Leonard's novel "Forty Lashes Less One" (1972). Elmore Leonard Elmore John Leonard Jr. (October 11,