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Elmore Leonard
Born October 11, 1925 (1925-10-11) (age 82)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Occupation author, screenwriter
Genres Pulp fiction, Westerns, crime fiction

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Biography

While Leonard was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, his father worked as a site locator for General Motors, and the family moved frequently for several years, until 1934, when the family finally settled in Detroit, Michigan. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. Leonard has made this area his home ever since.

In the 1930s, two major events occurred that would influence many of his works. Gangsters such as Bonnie and Clyde were making national headlines, as were the Detroit Tigers baseball team. Gangsters redirects here For the computer game see Gangsters (video game. Bonnie Parker ( October 1 1910 &ndash May 23 1934) and Clyde Barrow ( March 24 1909 &ndash The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA From about 1931 to 1934, Bonnie and Clyde were on a rampage; they were killed in May 1934. The Tigers made it to the World Series in 1934. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. Leonard turned these events into lifelong fascinations with both sports and guns.

Leonard graduated from the University of Detroit Jesuit High School in 1943 and immediately joined the Navy, where he served with the Seabees for three years in the south Pacific. The University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy, founded in 1877 is one of two Jesuit High schools in the city of Detroit Michigan ( Loyola Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Seabees are the Construction Battalions of the United States Navy. In 1946 he enrolled at the University of Detroit, where he pursued writing more seriously, entering his work in short story contests and sending it off to magazines. A year before he graduated, he got a job as a copy writer for an ad agency, a position he kept for several years as he wrote on the side. Copywriting is the use of words to promote a Person, Business, Opinion, or Idea. He graduated in 1950 with a degree in English and Philosophy.

Leonard had his first success in 1951 when Argosy published the short story "Trail of the Apache. " During the '50s and early '60s, he continued writing westerns, publishing over 30 short stories. Western fiction is a genre of literature set in the American Old West between the years of 1860 and 1900 He wrote his first novel, "The Bounty Hunters," in 1953 and followed this with four other novels. Two of his stories were turned into movies at this time, The Tall T and 3:10 to Yuma. The Tall T is a 1957 western film directed by Budd Boetticher.

Leonard—or "Dutch," as he is sometimes called—got his first break in the fiction market during the 1950s, regularly publishing pulp western novels. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive He has since forayed into mystery, crime, and more topical genres, as well as screenwriting. See also Pre-production Screenplay Screenwriting is the art and craft of writing scripts for Film, Television or Video games

Leonard now lives with his family in Oakland County, Michigan. Oakland County is a county in the US state of Michigan. As of 2007, the population was estimated at 1206089

Writing style

He has been commended by critics for his gritty realism and strong dialogue. His writing style sometimes takes liberties with grammar in the interest of speeding along the story. In his essay, "Elmore Leonard's Ten Rules of Writing," he writes, "My most important rule is one that sums up the 10: If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it. " Also on the subject of what makes his books so readable, he has said that he leaves out the parts that readers skip. [1]

Leonard has been called "the Dickens of Detroit" because of his intimate portraits of people from that city. Leonard's ear for dialogue and ability to render same on the printed page are uncanny and have been praised by writers such as Saul Bellow and Martin Amis. Saul Bellow, born Solomon Bellows ( June 10, 1915 – April 5, 2005) was an acclaimed Canadian -born American Martin Louis Amis (born 25 August 1949 is an English Novelist, Essayist and Short story Writer, the son of writer Kingsley "Your prose makes Raymond Chandler look clumsy," Amis told Leonard at a Writers Guild Theatre event in Beverly Hills in 1998. Raymond Thornton Chandler ( July 23, 1888 &ndash March 26, 1959) was an American Author of crime stories and novels [2]

Film work

Aside from the short stories already noted, a number of Leonard's novels have been adapted as films, perhaps most notably Out of Sight, Get Shorty in 1995, and Rum Punch (as the 1997 film Jackie Brown). For other uses see Out of Sight (disambiguation. Out of Sight is a 1998 Academy Award -nominated movie directed Get Shorty is a novel by American novelist Elmore Leonard, first published in 1990, and a movie adaptation of the same name, released in For the alcoholic Mixed drink, see Punch (drink Rum Punch is a 1992 Novel written by Jackie Brown is a 1997 Crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. He has also written several screenplays.

The 1967 film Hombre starring Paul Newman was an adaptation of Leonard's novel of the same name. Hombre is a 1967 Revisionist Western film directed by Martin Ritt, based on the novel of the same name by Elmore Leonard. Paul Leonard Newman (January 26 1925 &ndash September 26 2008 was an Academy Award

His short story "Three-Ten to Yuma" and book The Big Bounce have each been filmed twice. "Three-Ten to Yuma" is a short story written by Elmore Leonard. The Big Bounce is a crime Novel written by Elmore Leonard, who started offering the story to publishers and film producers in the fall

Other novels filmed include: Mr. Majestyk (with Charles Bronson), Valdez Is Coming (Burt Lancaster), 52 Pick-Up (Roy Scheider), Stick (Burt Reynolds), Moonshine War (Alan Alda), Last Stand at Saber River (Tom Selleck), Gold Coast (David Caruso), Glitz (Jimmy Smits), Cat Chaser (Peter Weller), Touch (Christopher Walken), Pronto (Peter Falk) and Be Cool (John Travolta). Mr Majestyk is a 1974 American Action film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Charles Bronson. Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky, Lithuanian name Karolis Bučinskis, November 3, 1921 – August 30, Valdez Is Coming is a 1971 Western film starring Burt Lancaster, Susan Clark and Jon Cypher. Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster ( 2 November &ndash 20 October) was an American film Actor and star noted for his athletic physique Released in 1986 52 Pick-Up is an action/thriller that details blackmail and murder in the wake of an affair Roy Richard Scheider (November 10 1932 – February 10 2008 was an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -nominated American Actor. Stick is a 1985 film starring Burt Reynolds (Ernest Stickley and Candice Bergen (Kyle Burton Leon Reynolds Jr (born February 11 1936 is an American Actor. Alan Alda (born January 28 1936 is an American Actor. He is well known for his role as " Hawkeye Pierce " in the Television series Last Stand at Saber River is a 1997 TV movie starring Tom Selleck, based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Elmore Leonard. Thomas William Selleck (born January 29 1945 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American Actor, Screenwriter and David Stephen Caruso (born January 7 1956) is an American film and television Actor and producer. Jimmy Smits (born July 9, 1955) is an American Golden Globe - and Emmy -winning Actor. Peter Frederick Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an Academy Award -nominated American film and stage Actor, director and Lecturer Touch is a 1997 Film written and directed by Paul Schrader. It is based on a 1987 (though written ten years Christopher Walken (born March 31 1943 is an American Film and Theatre Actor. Peter Michael Falk (born September 16 1927 is a two-time Academy Award -nominated five-time Emmy Award -winning and one-time Golden Globe award -winning A version of Killshot with Diane Lane is due out in 2008. Killshot is a 2008 thriller film based on the 1989 novel Killshot by Elmore Leonard. Diane Lane (born January 22, 1965) is an American film Actress.

The TV series Karen Sisco (2003-04) starring Carla Gugino was based on the character from Out of Sight played by Jennifer Lopez. Karen Sisco is a television series about a Fictional United States Marshal created by novelist Elmore Leonard. Carla Gugino (born August 29, 1971) is an American actress known for her roles of Ingrid Cortez in the Spy Kids film trilogy For other uses see Out of Sight (disambiguation. Out of Sight is a 1998 Academy Award -nominated movie directed Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July

A 2001 comedy film, Bandits was originally meant to be an adaptation of Leonard's novel by that name, to which Bruce Willis owns the film rights. This is about the film bandits as a general term refers to thieves. Walter Bruce Willis (March 19 1955 is an American actor and Singer-songwriter. However, the producers brought in writer Harley Peyton to write a new script from scratch.

An adaptation of Leonard's 1972 novel Forty Lashes Less One is currently in development.

Work

Novels

Screenplays

Stories

Short stories turned into films:

Nonfiction

Radio

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.elmoreleonard.com/index.php?/forums/viewthread/20]
  2. ^ http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst/tuleonard.html

External links

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