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Novelist, screenwriter Elmore Leonard died 8/20/13 at 87. Specializing in crime fiction & suspense thrillers, Leonard also wrote the short story that was turned into the FX TV series "Justified." Twenty of his works were adapted into films, highlighted by "Get Shorty," a hit '95 film,  "Out of Sight," a '98 movie starring George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez. "Rum Punch" became the Quentin Tarantino film “Jackie Brown,'' & a short story, "3:10 to Yuma," became a '07 movie starring Russell Crowe. Hollywood Quotes, Quentin Tarantino Films, Screenwriting Tips, Elmore Leonard, Tarantino Films, Jackie Brown, Romance Film, Russell Crowe, Quotes On Life

Elmore Leonard, the acclaimed crime novelist and screenwriter behind books like "Get Shorty" and "Out of Sight" that became hit movies, died on Tuesday morning at 87, according to his official website. Specializing in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, Leonard also wrote short stories, one of which was turned into the FX TV series "Justified." Twenty of his works were adapted into films, highli

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Before he became a popular author of quirky crime fiction bestsellers, Elmore Leonard (1925-2013) was a working author of gritty, well-crafted westerns. He started with short works in the western pulp magazines and transitioned seamlessly to paperbacks in the 1950s. Last Stand at Saber River was released by Dell in 1959, and the subsequent British edition was re-titled Stand on the Saber. Somewhere along the way, the novel was also released in hardcover as Lawless River. Over 60 years later…

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