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
Jackson County Jail (film) (à la 1972's "The Legend of Boggy Creek", 1973's "Walking Tall", 1974's "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre", 1975's "Macon County Line" and 1976's "The Town That Dreaded Sundown") when most, if not all, of what was portrayed on screen was outright fiction. The film has become a cult movie. In 1996, it was selected by film director Quentin Tarantino for the first Quentin Tarantino Film Festival in Austin, Texas. Film critic Danny Peary lists the film as one of his "Must See" Films in his "Guide for the Film Fanatic" (1986). Jackson County Jail (film) Jackson County Jail is an