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Elmore Leonard

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Elmore Leonard

Oct 11, 1925 – Aug 20, 201348 titles 42 movies · 6 TV
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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.

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Elmore John Leonard Jr.

Born

Oct 11, 1925 – Aug 20, 2013

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

5

Acting credits

0

Directing

40

Writing

8

Other crew

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Career timeline

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1951 1 title(s)

1957 2 title(s)

1967 1 title(s)

1969 1 title(s)

1970 1 title(s)

1971 1 title(s)

1972 1 title(s)

1974 1 title(s)

1980 1 title(s)

1985 2 title(s)

1986 1 title(s)

1987 2 title(s)

1988 4 title(s)

1989 4 title(s)

1992 1 title(s)

1995 1 title(s)

1997 5 title(s)

1998 2 title(s)

2002 1 title(s)

2003 1 title(s)

2004 2 title(s)

2005 1 title(s)

2007 1 title(s)

2008 2 title(s)

2010 1 title(s)

2012 1 title(s)

2013 1 title(s)

2017 1 title(s)

2021 2 title(s)

2023 1 title(s)

Undated 1 title(s)