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Seabees. Battles/wars. World War II. 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.
- Swag
Swag is a crime novel by Elmore Leonard, first published in...
- The Big Bounce (2004 Film)
The Big Bounce is a 2004 American comedy heist film starring...
- Swag
Aug 20, 2013 · Tue 20 Aug 2013 11.40 EDT. When Elmore Leonard's Stick was published in Britain in 1984, one newspaper called it "a fine first novel". At almost 60, the author would have been amused at such an ...
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Aug 21, 2013 · Linda R. Chen/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Mr. Leonard, who died on Tuesday, will forever be admired for the sheer irresistibility of the stories he told. But his legacy is much larger. He was the most ...
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Aug 21, 2013 · Elmore John Leonard Jr. was born in New Orleans on Oct. 11, 1925. Nine years later, his father, an executive with General Motors, moved the family to Detroit. After graduating from high school in ...
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Elmore John Leonard Jr. 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 Hombre, Swag, City Primeval, LaBrava, Glitz, Freaky Deaky, Get Shorty, Rum Punch, Out of ...
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Aug 20, 2013 · 20 August 2013. Leonard suffered a stroke earlier this month in Detroit. US crime writer Elmore Leonard, author of such books as Get Shorty, Maximum Bob and Out of Sight, has died at the age of 87 ...
Aug 21, 2013 · DAVID GREENE, HOST: Elmore Leonard, sometimes called the Dickens of Detroit, created some of the most memorable characters in modern crime fiction. The 87-year-old writer died after suffering a ...
