Description:
Elmore Leonard was born on 11 October 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Out of Sight (1998), Justified (2010) and Get Shorty (1995). He was married to Christine Kent, Joan Shepard and Beverly Claire Cline. He died on 20 August 2013 in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, USA.
Birthday
October 11, 1925
Born In
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Spouse/Ex-
Christine Kent August 19, 1993 - August 20, 2013 (his death),Joan Shepard September 15, 1979 - January 13, 1993 (her death),Beverly Claire Cline July 30, 1949 - May 24, 1977 (divorced)
Trivia
Leonard's "10 Rules of Writing" have attained near gospel status for both established and aspiring writers alike:1. Never open a book with weather2. Avoid prologues3. Never use a verb other than "said" to carry dialogue4. Never use an adverb to modify the verb "said", he admonished gravely5. Keep your exclamation points under control. You are allowed no more than two or three per 100,000 words of prose6. Never use the words "suddenly" or "all hell broke loose."7. Use regional dialect, patois, sparingly8. Avoid detailed descriptions of characters9. Don't go into great detail describing places and things10. Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip.
Quotes
I try to leave out the parts readers skip.
Nickname
Dutch
Salaries
$10,000
Trademarks
Major characters in his novels tend to have a checkered past.
Their criminal tendencies gives Leonard the option of having
his central figures tap into negative or positive traits for
surprising end twist.
