Award-winning crime writer Elmore Leonard, whose stories and novels went on to become films such as "3:10 to Yuma," "Get Shorty," and "Jackie Brown," died August 20, his literary agent Jeffrey Posternak said. He was 87.
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Award-winning crime writer Elmore Leonard, whose stories and novels went on to become films such as "3:10 to Yuma," "Get Shorty," and "Jackie Brown," died August 20, his literary agent Jeffrey Posternak said. He was 87.
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Leonard poses for a photograph in 1990.
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Leonard poses for a photograph in 1990.
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In 1990, Leonard published "Get Shorty," which was turned into a film by the same title starring John Travolta, Gene Hackman and Rene Russo in 1995.
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In 1990, Leonard published "Get Shorty," which was turned into a film by the same title starring John Travolta, Gene Hackman and Rene Russo in 1995.
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Leonard walks down a street in Detroit in November 1992.
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Leonard walks down a street in Detroit in November 1992.
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Leonard's 1992 novel "Rum Punch" was adapted into a screenplay by writer/director Quentin Tarantino and released in theaters as "Jackie Brown" in 1997.
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Leonard's 1992 novel "Rum Punch" was adapted into a screenplay by writer/director Quentin Tarantino and released in theaters as "Jackie Brown" in 1997.
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Leonard and his wife, Christine, pose for a photograph in Detroit in 1992.
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Leonard and his wife, Christine, pose for a photograph in Detroit in 1992.
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Leonard's 1999 novel "Be Cool," a sequel to "Get Shorty," was also turned into a film and released in 2005.
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Leonard's 1999 novel "Be Cool," a sequel to "Get Shorty," was also turned into a film and released in 2005.
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Director Gary Ross, from left, Leonard, actor Ben Kingsley, and Janet Maslin of The New York Times talk at the TimesTalks event "Book To Screen" in October 2003 in New York.
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Director Gary Ross, from left, Leonard, actor Ben Kingsley, and Janet Maslin of The New York Times talk at the TimesTalks event "Book To Screen" in October 2003 in New York.
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Leonard poses during a portrait session in 2007 in Los Angeles.
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Leonard poses during a portrait session in 2007 in Los Angeles.
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Leonard speaks to an audience at a New York City bookstore in May 2007 about his mystery novel "Up In Honey's Room."
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Leonard speaks to an audience at a New York City bookstore in May 2007 about his mystery novel "Up In Honey's Room."
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Leonard released "Road Dogs" in 2009.
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Leonard released "Road Dogs" in 2009.
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Leonard and Timothy Olyphant pose for photos at a press conference in June 2010 in Beverly Hills. Olyphant stars in the TV series "Justified," which is based on Leonard's novels.
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Leonard and Timothy Olyphant pose for photos at a press conference in June 2010 in Beverly Hills. Olyphant stars in the TV series "Justified," which is based on Leonard's novels.
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Leonard attends a "Jackie Brown" screening at the N'Namdi Center for Contemporary Art in Detroit in 2012.
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Leonard attends a "Jackie Brown" screening at the N'Namdi Center for Contemporary Art in Detroit in 2012.
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The cover of Leonard's 2012 novel "Raylan" features Olyphant as the lead character, Raylan Givens.
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The cover of Leonard's 2012 novel "Raylan" features Olyphant as the lead character, Raylan Givens.
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Leonard stands in his Bloomfield Township, Michigan, home in 2012.
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Leonard stands in his Bloomfield Township, Michigan, home in 2012.
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