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(Elmore John Leonard, Jr.)
PERSONAL: Born October 11, 1925, in New Orleans, LA; son of Elmore John (an automotive executive) and Flora Amelia (Rive) Leonard; married Beverly Cline, July 30, 1949 (divorced, May 24, 1977); married Joan Shepard, September 15, 1979 (died, January 13, 1993); married Christine Kent, August 19, 1993; children: (first marriage) Jane Jones, Peter, Christopher, William, Katherine Dudley. Education: University of Detroit, Ph. B., 1950. Religion: Roman Catholic.
ADDRESSES: Agent—Michael Siegel, Michael Siegel & Associates, 11532 Thurston Circle, Los Angeles, CA 90049.
CAREER: Writer, 1967–. Campbell-Ewald Advertising Agency, Detroit, MI, copywriter, 1950–61; freelance copywriter and author of educational and industrial films, 1961–63; head of Elmore Leonard Advertising Company, 1963–66. Producer of film Tishomingo Blues, 2002. Military service: U.S. Naval Reserve, 1943–46.
MEMBER: Writers Guild of America West, Authors League of America, Authors Guild.
AWARDS, HONORS: Hombre named one of the twenty-five best western novels of all time by Western Writers of America, 1977; Edgar Allan Poe Award, Mystery Writers of America, 1984, for LaBrava; Michigan Foundation of the Arts Award, 1985; Hammett Prize, International Association of Crime Writers, 1991, for Maximum Bob; Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award, 1992; Honorary Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University, 1996, University of Detroit Mercy, 1997, and University of Michigan, 2000.
The Bounty Hunters (also see below), Houghton (Boston, MA), 1953.
The Law at Randado (also see below), Houghton (Boston, MA), 1955.
Escape from Five Shadows (also see below), Houghton (Boston, MA), 1956.
Last Stand at Saber River (also see below), Dell (New York, NY), 1957, published as Lawless River, R. Hale (London, England), 1959, published as Stand on the Saber, Corgi (London, England), 1960.
Hombre (also see below), Ballantine (New York, NY), 1961.
Valdez Is Coming (also see below), Gold Medal (New York, NY), 1970.
Forty Lashes less One (also see below), Bantam (New York, NY), 1972.
Gunsights (also see below), Bantam (New York, NY), 1979.
The Tonto Woman and Other Western Stories, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1998.
Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #1 (contains The Bounty Hunters, Forty Lashes less One, and Gun-sights), Delta (New York, NY), 1998.
Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #2 (contains Escape from Five Shadows, Last Stand at Saber River, and The Law at Randado), Delta (New York, NY), 1998.
Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #3 (contains Val-dez Is Coming and Hombre), Delta (New York, NY), 1999.
The Big Bounce, Gold Medal (New York, NY), 1969, revised edition, Armchair Detective, 1989.
The Moonshine War (also see below), Doubleday (New York, NY), 1969.
Mr. Majestyk (also see below), Dell (New York, NY), 1974.
Fifty-two Pickup (also see below), Delacorte (New York, NY), 1974.
Swag (also see below), Delacorte (New York, NY), 1976, published as Ryan's Rules, Dell (New York, NY), 1976.
Unknown Man, No. 89, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1977.
The Hunted (also see below), Dell (New York, NY), 1977.
The Switch, Bantam (New York, NY), 1978.
City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit (also see below), Arbor House (New York, NY), 1980.
Gold Coast (also see below), Bantam (New York, NY), 1980, revised edition, 1985.
Split Images (also see below), Arbor House (New York, NY), 1981.
Cat Chaser (also see below), Arbor House (New York, NY), 1982.
Stick (also see below), Arbor House (New York, NY), 1983.
LaBrava (also see below), Arbor House (New York, NY), 1983.
Glitz, Arbor House (New York, NY), 1985.
Bandits, Arbor House (New York, NY), 1987.
Touch, Arbor House (New York, NY), 1987.
Freaky Deaky, Morrow (New York, NY), 1988.
Killshot, Morrow (New York, NY), 1989.
Get Shorty, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1990.
Maximum Bob, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1991.
Rum Punch, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1992.
Pronto, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1993.
Riding the Rap, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1995.
Out of Sight, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1996.
Cuba Libre, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1998.
Be Cool (sequel to Get Shorty), Delacorte (New York, NY), 1999.
Pagan Babies, Delacorte (New York, NY), 2000.
Tishomingo Blues, Morrow (New York, NY), 2002.
Mr. Paradise, Morrow (New York, NY), 2004.
A Coyote's in the House, Morrow (New York, NY), 2004.
Elmore Leonard's Dutch Treat (contains The Hunted, Swag, and Mr. Majestyk), introduction by George F. Will, Arbor House (New York, NY), 1985.
Elmore Leonard's Double Dutch Treat (contains City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit, The Moonshine War, and Gold Coast), introduction by Bob Greene, Arbor House (New York, NY), 1986. …
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