On This Day In History: Crime Writer Elmore Leonard Was Born

As History.com notes, Elmore Leonard, author of Get Shorty, 52 Pick Up and other crime classics, was born on this day in 1925.

You can read about the late, great crime novelist via the below link:

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elmore-leonard-is-born?et_cid=82082182&et_rid=1227406676&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.history.com%2fthis-day-in-history%2felmore-leonard-is-born  

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