Elmore Leonard

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA on October 11, 1925 — died August 20, 2013 (aged 87)

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.