Elmore Leonard's biography
Elmore Leonard is 88 years old screenwriter born on on Sunday 11th of October 1925. He is often nicknamed as DutchThe Dickens of Detroit. According to year of birth 1925 he belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 11th of October means he is Libra. Libra sign depicts that it is all about “Balance”. It seems that their life is very balanced, however, things are way opposite as they always face unstable situations in order to balance it further.
He is citizen of United States of America. He is an adherent of catholicism. His primary profession is to be screenwriter. You can know him also as writer, novelist, film producer, author. He is recently known as prosaist.
Elmore Leonard's schools
We found 2 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy, University of Detroit Mercy.
Detailed informations about his schools
- Attended the University of Detroit, studying English and philosophy.
Elmore Leonard's career
His main focus is to be screenwriter. He is famous thanks to Raylan Givens.
How did Elmore Leonard die
He died on on Tuesday 20th of August 2013 when he was 88 years old at Detroit. Elmore Leonards death was caused by complications from a stroke. It happend like natural causes.
Awards and competitions
Elmore Leonard's Awards
- He received award for Martin Beck Award for work LaBrava in 1985
- He received award for Grand Prix de Littérature Policière for work City Primeval in 1986
What Elmore Leonard has done for a first time
- Refuses to use a word processor. He writes all his first drafts in longhand, then rewrites on a typewriter.
- His first story was published in "Argosy" magazine in 1951, and in the following 60 years, he wrote a book every year, with his 45th, "Raylan," being published in 2012.
Elmore Leonard's quotes
- I try to leave out the parts readers skip.
- [his first rule of writing dialog] If it sounds written, it's wrong.
- [about the adaptation of his book "Get Shorty"] All the adaptations of my books all sucked. This one [Get Shorty (1995)] got it right for once.
- If work was a good thing, the rich would have it all and not let you do it.
- [on the process of writing] There isn't any secret. You sit down and you start and that's it.
- [re villains' brevity of speech] You never tell the guy what could happen to him. Let him use his imagination, he'll think of something worse. In other words, don't talk when you don't have to.
- The bad guys are the fun guys. The only people I have trouble with are the so-called normal types. Their language isn't very colorful, and they don't talk with any certain sound.
Elmore Leonard's body shape
Lets describe how Elmore Leonard looks. We will focus on his body shape. Body build is average.
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