As Biography.com notes, today is the birthday of one of my favorite crime writers, the late Elmore Leonard.
Born in Louisiana in 1925, Elmore Leonard was inspired by Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front.
Leonard's determination to be a writer stayed with him through a stint in the U.S. Navy and a job in advertising. His early credits include mostly Westerns, including 3:10 to Yuma.
When that genre became less popular, Leonard turned to crime novels set in Detroit, Michigan, including Get Shorty, Jackie Brown and Out of Sight.
The prolific writer died in Detroit on August 20, 2013, at age 87.
You can read the rest of the piece and watch a short video of Elmore Leonard's life via the below link:
http://www.biography.com/people/elmore-leonard-575754
You can also read my Crime Beat column on Elmore Leonard via the below link:
http://www.pauldavisoncrime.com/2009/05/return-to-elmoreland-elmore-leonards.html
Below are the jacket covers of some of his crime novels:
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