Elmore Leonard(1925-2013)
- Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Elmore Leonard was born on 11 October 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Out of Sight (1998), Get Shorty (1995) and Justified (2010). He was married to Christine Kent, Joan Shepard and Beverly Claire Cline. He died on 20 August 2013 in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, USA.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 2 nominations
Writer
- 2023
- 2017–2019
- Justified8.6TV Series
- based on the short story "Fire in the Hole" by
- short story "Fire in the Hole"
- based on the short story 'Fire in the Hole' by ...
- 2010–2015
- 2013
- 2013
- 2012
- 2009
- 2008
- 2008
- 2007
- 2005
- 2003–2004
- 2004
- 1998
Producer
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- Official site
- Born
- Died
- August 20, 2013
- Bloomfield Township, Michigan, USA(complications from a stroke)
- SpousesChristine KentAugust 19, 1993 - August 20, 2013 (his death)
- Other worksWrote, played self, in filmed essay in final episode of short-form writers' series "Byline Showtime" for Showtime cable network. Directed, photographed by John Heller. Produced by Marc Wallace. Featured appearance by Paul Lazar.
- Publicity listings
- TriviaLeonard's "10 Rules of Writing" have attained near gospel status for both established and aspiring writers alike:
- 1. Never open a book with weather
- 2. Avoid prologues
- 3. Never use a verb other than "said" to carry dialogue
- 4. Never use an adverb to modify the verb "said", he admonished gravely
- 5. Keep your exclamation points under control. You are allowed no more than two or three per 100,000 words of prose
- 6. Never use the words "suddenly" or "all hell broke loose."
- 7. Use regional dialect, patois, sparingly
- 8. Avoid detailed descriptions of characters
- 9. Don't go into great detail describing places and things
- 10. Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip.
- QuotesI try to leave out the parts readers skip.
- TrademarksMajor characters in his novels tend to have a checkered past. Their criminal tendencies gives Leonard the option of having his central figures tap into negative or positive traits for surprising end twist.
- Nicknames
- Dutch
- The Dickens of Detroit
- Salaries(1967)$10,000
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