Foxnews.com reports that Elmore Leonard, one of my favorite writers, has died. He was 87.
Famed Hollywood writer Elmore Leonard died on Tuesday after suffering a stroke on July 29. He was 87.
Best known for “Get Shorty,” “Out of Sight” and most-recently the FX series “Justified,” Leonard was surrounded by his family at the time of his death, his researcher, Gregg Sutter, told FOX411.
"The post I dreaded to write, and you dreaded to read. Elmore passed away at 7:15 this morning from complications from his stroke. He was at home surrounded by his loving family. More to follow," Sutter posted on Facebook.
Leonard, winner of an honorary National Book Award in 2012, first rose to fame with the release of his Western-themed novels. His works The “Tall T” and “3:10 to Yuma” were adapted into films. Among Leonard's best-known books turned into movies are “Hombre” and "Rum Punch," which was filmed as "Jackie Brown." His short stories were also turned into several films.
His millions of fans, from bellhops to Saul Bellow, made all his books since "Glitz" (1985) best-sellers.
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